Early version of a Uzhgur TTC-3404 GP1 Transmash
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Early version of a Uzhgur TTC-3404 GP1 Transmash
Dark Alley Dan
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This is a nice detail shot:
I forget which mark of the B25 had those 8 nose '50's, plus another 4 in cheek packs, and the option to lock the top turret to fire straight forward. That's a total of 14 .50 BMG hosing down something that's bound to not like it very much.
Or, one might prefer the B25G that mounted a single 75 MM cannon in the nose, along with two or perhaps four .50's for, I dunno, luck?:
One wonders what kind of weight of fire per minute one could lay down with 10 x .50 and 1 x 75mm in play...
I forget which mark of the B25 had those 8 nose '50's, plus another 4 in cheek packs, and the option to lock the top turret to fire straight forward. That's a total of 14 .50 BMG hosing down something that's bound to not like it very much.
Or, one might prefer the B25G that mounted a single 75 MM cannon in the nose, along with two or perhaps four .50's for, I dunno, luck?:
One wonders what kind of weight of fire per minute one could lay down with 10 x .50 and 1 x 75mm in play...
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I had no idea to be perfectly honest.
Dark Alley Dan
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I wonder if you're thinking of the A26 (later B26) Invaders that operated as late as Viet Nam as ground attack aircraft?
Come to think of it, I believe my first pic in Post #3542 is mislabeled. The configuration of those guns looks more A26 than B25...
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I thought they started modifying some of the bombers that way in WW2 to use for things like strafing searchlight and AA gun positions causing trouble for the bomber stream.
Though I expect the version with the 75mm cannon was either very late WW2 or else a post-War improvement for Korea and later conflicts.
Was the reason for having 2 to 4 .50s to back up the 75mm maybe because the SOP was to use the machine gun tracer to 'walk' onto the target, with the cannon only fired once the MG bullets looked like they were hitting the tank or strongpoint or whatever 'needed' some 75mm love?
the fighter version of the mosquito had 4x 20mm hispano cannons in the nose and 4x .303s, much more effect than 8x .50s, and they mounted a full auto 6 pounder in the tse tse fly version for shooting at u-boats
Dark Alley Dan
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Speaking of which...
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Good info here on the development and use of the B25G, if anyone's interested:
http://www.joebaugher.com/usaf_bombers/b25_13.html
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Good info here on the development and use of the B25G, if anyone's interested:
http://www.joebaugher.com/usaf_bombers/b25_13.html
I wonder if you're thinking of the A26 (later B26) Invaders that operated as late as Viet Nam as ground attack aircraft?
Come to think of it, I believe my first pic is mislabeled. The configuration looks more A26 than B25...
They were also called Martin Marauders and used as night fighters during WWII.
That slit trench looks to be deep enough and angled correctly to be able to support the weight of the tank. Straight walls had a habit of collapsing on top of anyone unlucky enough to be at the point of crossing, from the weight of the vehicle.
I wonder if you're thinking of the A26 (later B26) Invaders that operated as late as Viet Nam as ground attack aircraft?
Come to think of it, I believe my first pic is mislabeled. The configuration looks more A26 than B25...
Nope, your first label on the first pic is correct. The B-25 Mitchell bomber had twin tails.
