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To: sasportas; F-117A

The only problem with the 75mm gun in the B-25s was the low rate of fire. IIRC the navigator/gunner was at best able to only fire four rounds in a gunnery pass and accuaracy was not very good.

Now the British came up with a Mosquito FB XVIII that was outfitted with a 57mm Molins automatic cannon. The 57mm or 6pounder fired a shell that weighed 7.1 pounds and had a cyclic rate of 60 rounds a minute with a 22? round magazine. A brief history of this Mossie type is at...

(TseTseFly)

Sorry but I don't seem to have a pic of a Mossie with the Molins gun installed.

Regards

alfa6 ;>}

63 posted on 01/23/2007 6:08:19 PM PST by alfa6 (Taxes are seldom levied for the benefit of the taxed.)
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To: alfa6

Nice!


65 posted on 01/23/2007 8:02:07 PM PST by F-117A (Mr. Ahtisaari, give Sápmi it's independence! Free the Sami!!!)
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