
Originally Posted by
Deaf Smith
Lots of people don't realize that the P-40s at Pearl Harbor carried 2 .50s in the cowling and 4 .30s in the wings (early P-40s, I gues Cs.) And when George Welch went up only the 4 .30s had ammo. No .50s were available.
The P-39s had 4 .30s in the wings, 2 .50s in the nose, and that big stick, a 37mm in the prop.
Even the P-36 had 2 .50s in the cowling and 4 .30s in the wings.
Only the F4F had 4 .50s.
The next generation was much much better.
But then the Spitfire and Hurricane had .30s to (actually .303s.)
Deaf
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