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[collector67]

Liking the Airacobra! Is the bottom one a Marauder?

 

[MarkCNP]

It's an A-20 Havoc

 

[shredder]

^^^ Well named, indeed!!

The havoc that those .50 cals would create on the ground would be immense!!!!

 

[collector67]

It's an A-20 Havoc

Thank you for clarifying, Mark. I see now that the Marauder had a Perspex nose and only one mg...That Havoc is bad ass, sho' nuff!

 

[gareez]

De Havilland Mosquito nose guns, 4 x .303 Browning MG on top and 4 x 20mm Hispano MG on the bottom. Selective triggers were . 303, 20mm or both at once.

 

[Sharps '63]

It's an A-20 Havoc

Must have been a busy man as both gunner and pilot!

 

[Donny Fenn1]

the 4x 20mm + 4x .303s on the mossie was better, having all the guns in the nose makes for a much better "cone of death" in that you can set the guns to converge at 2000 yards and they will be on an airplane sized target all the way from 0 to beyond maximum range. if the guns are in the wings they are spread out, so if they converge far away, only half will hit up close and if they converge too close they will not hit far away because they will have spread too far

IIRC most guns were set to converge at 200-400 yards no matter where on the plane they were located, some pilots/crew set it closer some further depending on fighting/attacking style

 

[MarkCNP]

Must have been a busy man as both gunner and pilot!

A strong cup of coffee and a swig of whisky and he's good to go.

Here's an effective 75mm air brake:

 

[diopter]

It would be interesting to find how these photos were staged.
Night shots to see the muzzle flash with long shutters peed yet crisp enough on focus that shows no movement( speed) of aircraft.
Not every round would be a tracer and all the guns would not fire at the exact same moment.
Flood side lighting on the P39 from above and bottom and back silhouette lighting on the Havoc.

Figure they were parked on the tarmac at night and landing gear and doors were masked in the darkroom.
Or Muzzle flash and tracers were all special darkroom effects.
Pre-Photoshop.

 

[scott585]

IIRC most guns were set to converge at 200-400 yards no matter where on the plane they were located, some pilots/crew set it closer some further depending on fighting/attacking style

no, often on wing mounted guns each pair of guns was set to converge at a different range, the inner most converging closest and the outermost converging farthest, but even early war MG only planes tended to go to 300 yards at minimum. nose mounted guns like the mossie or p-38 would often be set to converge at infinity (all guns parallel)

 

[RRCo.]

Must have been a busy man as both gunner and pilot!

No more so than a fighter pilot.

Surprising that the engines were rotating in the same direction. That was found to be undesirable in the Lightning I believe.

 

[Gibbs505]

De Havilland Mosquito nose guns, 4 x .303 Browning MG on top and 4 x 20mm Hispano MG on the bottom. Selective triggers were . 303, 20mm or both at once.

Plus Bombs!!!

 

[MarkCNP]

 

[lerch641]

BRITISH ARMY OPERATIONS AGAINST THE MAU MAU IN KENYA 1952 - 1956

 

[JTF#]

canadians in the boer war

 

[Gibbs505]

Grandslam Bomb

Tallboy bomb

 

[shredder]

Are those bombs that could be carried by the good ol' Lancaster?

 

[ipscgraz]

BRITISH ARMY OPERATIONS AGAINST THE MAU MAU IN KENYA 1952 - 1956

I imagine the guys carrying L1A1's are envious of the short light # 5's, and the guys carrying the #5's are envious of the guys with the L1A1's.

 

[x westie]

BRITISH ARMY OPERATIONS AGAINST THE MAU MAU IN KENYA 1952 - 1956

Interesting photo, never seen this one before, looks like these Brits are just getting their L1a1, or SLR rifle into the system, or they have a choice, of packing the No.5 or a SLR..its of interest that Canada was the first country to start mass producing our FN C1 rifle, before the Brits adopted their version of the FN rifle

 

[Donny Fenn1]

no, often on wing mounted guns each pair of guns was set to converge at a different range, the inner most converging closest and the outermost converging farthest, but even early war MG only planes tended to go to 300 yards at minimum. nose mounted guns like the mossie or p-38 would often be set to converge at infinity (all guns parallel)

some clarification
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gun_harmonisation