P-51D's ammo count

• Jun 7, 2014

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All the websites that I've visited state it to be 1880 rounds, yet in the North American's P-51D manual it says it's 2080.



NA-5865 P-51D Fighter Airplanes

Another source:

Page 5

https://www.google.com.tr/url?sa=t&...pe6xGAelGtTS-UtkA&sig2=B6k2MXOFk-BhcW2d0mM-9w

Are all those sites mistaking or is it a typo in the manual?

 

• Jun 8, 2014

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Greyman

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I'd go with manuals over websites.

 

• Jun 8, 2014

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N4521U

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Miranda, NSW

If it was a RNZAF Mustang it would count................. one bro, two bro....
***Oh and if it was RCAF it wold be............ on eh, two eh.
USAAF.................... one, ana two............

just sayin.

***Couldn't help myself. Sorry.

 

Last edited: Jun 8, 2014

• Jun 8, 2014

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stona

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There were different options.
Initially the P-51D was equipped to carry 500 rounds for each inboard gun and 270 for the centre and outboard guns, a total 2,080 rounds. Later versions only carried 400 rounds for the two inboard guns giving a total of 1,180. These are the two different figures which you are finding.
Cheers
Steve

 

• Jun 8, 2014

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Jun 6, 2014

stona said:

There were different options.
Initially the P-51D was equipped to carry 500 rounds for each inboard gun and 270 for the centre and outboard guns, a total 2,080 rounds. Later versions only carried 400 rounds for the two inboard guns giving a total of 1,180. These are the two different figures which you are finding.
Cheers
Steve

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Very interesting. That's not something you see very often.

I looked around a bit and found this:

TO 60JE-14 Modification of armament installation - P-51D

Yes, indeed they reduced it for reliability purposes.