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Initially the P-38 was going to have a 37MM. And then there was this proposed version with 75MM.Perhaps the P-38 would have been better off by deleting the four .50 cal's, and adding one or two more 20mm cannons instead.
After a couple of joints and a Jim Beam it flew backwards, but ran out of fuel/ ammunition quite quicklyHow drunk were they?
I'm no expert, but the Browning 50-caliber was and is a very effective weapon. Witness the fact that the US Army still uses it in frontline service.
If we look at the Whirlwind it had four hispano's or twelve Browning .303's in the nose, if it was available in the BoB it would have made a very effective bomber destroyer either way.It can be a very interesting discussion involving a lot of science, energy, velocity, rate of fire etc, but could any aircraft withstand 1 seconds fire from 8 x 50Cal or 4 x 20mm cannon?
Baders "Big Wing" would have made sense with a couple of squadrons of Whirlwinds.If we look at the Whirlwind it had four hispano's or twelve Browning .303's in the nose, if it was available in the BoB it would have made a very effective bomber destroyer either way.
Assuming all the bullets hit a WW II aircraft odds are severely against it.It can be a very interesting discussion involving a lot of science, energy, velocity, rate of fire etc, but could any aircraft withstand 1 seconds fire from 8 x 50Cal or 4 x 20mm cannon?
Wasn't the Hispano with long barrel far more accurate than the German cannon.The cannon barrels, blisters and stubs all added drag to the Spitfire costing speed, about 10mph or so.
There is some confusion here.Wasn't the Hispano with long barrel far more accurate than the German cannon.
I know the Mk 103 with longer barrel was far more accurate than Mk 108 but much heavier.
Did it fit?Wasn't the Hispano with long barrel far more accurate than the German cannon.
I know the Mk 103 with longer barrel was far more accurate than Mk 108 but much heavier.
As an aside not sure Google's advertising algorithm is working for this site as it is trying to sell me a new bikini (here in UK).
The algorithm works on your previous browsing history, best to delete it.As an aside not sure Google's advertising algorithm is working for this site as it is trying to sell me a new bikini (here in UK).
Actually in planning, The Navy ditched the .50 cal in the fall of 1944. Either NO or ONE new Navy fighter was ordered after Jan 1945 with .50 cal guns. The first jets were ordered at the end of 1944 and the F7fs and F8Fs were all on order before the turn of the year. Sometimes they kept six .50s on new aircraft to old designs.Postwar, the USN ditched the 0.50" pretty quickly, with the USAF being a relative laggard.
The Oerlikon guns liked greased/waxed/lubricated ammo.A friend told me that the USN found the 20MM guns worked much better if they hot dipped the rounds in wax.
And, given the extensive use of 20MM Orkilien guns on USN ships, they don't appear to have been too upset with them.
Hispano was firing from the fully closed and locked bolt, so it required that tolerances of the chamber dimensions and ammo dimensions are strictly followed.A friend told me that the USN found the 20MM guns worked much better if they hot dipped the rounds in wax.
And, given the extensive use of 20MM Orkilien guns on USN ships, they don't appear to have been too upset with them.
Will eight .50 cals fit in the nose of a whirlwind?, I think you will struggle getting more than four with ammunition.Assuming all the bullets hit a WW II aircraft odds are severely against it.
Four Hispano guns are equal to 40 rounds in 1 second and since the Germans figured 20 rounds of their 20mm ammo hitting would take out a 4 engine bomber?
104 rounds of .50 cal is also going to make a big mess.
104 Rounds of .50 cal is 4.78kg of metal
104 Rounds of .50 cal is equal to 423 rounds of .303 AP or about 210 AP and 210+ of incendiary. but twelve .303 guns can only deliver about 240 rounds in one second![]()