Transports

[MP-Willow]

True. I thought it was a nice story. I need to read more on Chennault. I have seemed to forget him in my B-24 readings. AH more to read! 8)

 

[brad]

did the c-47 have and armerment

 

[Lightning Guy]

I don't know of it carrying any during the war.

 

[plan_D]

The American C-47 didn't have armament but the Soviet copy Li-2 had a top turret.
And then the AC-47 'Spooky' in Vietnam was armed to the teeth.

 

[cheddar cheese]

the ju-52 was armed werent it?

 

[the lancaster kicks ass]

sometimes it carried 3 MGs...........

 

[brad]

what are mgs

 

[MP-Willow]

Most transports other then the USAAC were armed with a tail gun. Ju-52s had more used to straff the field before troops jumped. The Russian Li-2 was a Licence built DC-3 with top turret and tail gun some had beam guns as well. :0 Hapy reading!

 

[the lancaster kicks ass]

what are mgs

sorry, MGs mean machine guns............

 

[cheddar cheese]

...

 

[plan_D]

I thought the Li-2 was a license built C-47...
...The Ju-52/3m was armed, and you can quite clearly see it in most pictures of it.

 

[Lightning Guy]

The Ju-52 was armed, but this was limited to single, hand-operated 7.92mm MGs in the dorsal and ventral position; harldy imposing.

 

[cheddar cheese]

better than nothing

 

[Lightning Guy]

On paper yes, better than nothing. But in practicality teh two weapons were unlikely to have any effect and discouraging an attack. Just look at what happened to all of those Ju-52s trying to cross the Med.

 

[cheddar cheese]

i dont know what happened to them, for all i know they could've shot down hundreds of planes

 

[MP-Willow]

Plan_D, yes sorry the Dc-3/C-47 names gets switched in my head.
They are almost the same. When you look at it.

I think the Li-2 even a little better then the C-47, I liked the ruggedness and the classic Russian thought to make it idiot proff or as close to it as posible. The guns though seem like they would not ward off a fighter

 

[plan_D]

Well the DC-3 and C-47 are the same, basically, I just wanted to be annoying because the C-47 is the military version.

The Li-2 was probably better in some aspects, the Soviets certainly gave the Americans the idea for the gunship...the Li-2 sporting the many machine guns for ground attack...became the AC-47 'Spooky' of Vietnam.

 

[brad]

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what are mgs



sorry, MGs mean machine guns............
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i thought it was mg rover

 

[brad]

Quote:

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what are mgs



sorry, MGs mean machine guns............
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i thought it was mg rover
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rover are in divisen 2

 

[cheddar cheese]

mg rover indeed