75mm cannon fittd to b25 bombers in ww2

[Gil Boyd]

Beggers belief if you look at what was available internally to fix a cannon too....very little that wasn't already committed to something else that the airframe needed to fly!!

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[Merle]

I have seen pics of B-25s with eight 50's in the nose, four 50's on each side of the fuselage and the roof turret locked forward. That gives 18 guns - bound to ruin your day. IIRC, this was a field mod used against Japaneses shipping; it was said that a long burst would cut a Jap destroyer in half....

[CINDERS]

The HS 219 HAD A 75MM also the ME 262 had longbrled 75mm the Mitchell also carried 12 x 50 cals up front in the AS role and jungle straffing

[Gil Boyd]

Well on the same thread............guns on aircraft, a stick of rock to whoever can tell me who these guys are and what they are looking at?

[Paul S.]

The HS 219 HAD A 75MM also the ME 262 had longbrled 75mm the Mitchell also carried 12 x 50 cals up front in the AS role and jungle straffing

You mean the HS129 ( Henschel Hs 129 - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia ) ? It was used in an anti-tank role on the Eastern Front.
One variation:
http://airwar.ru/image/idop/aww2/hs129/hs129-10.jpg

[CINDERS]

I originally put 129 and thought it wrong thats what happens when I do not consult my books yes it was used on the eastern front, other machines mounted the 2pdr Molins on the mossie, 2 x40mm on the Hunrricane, 2 x 37mm on the Stuka. I have seen footage of the 75mm being fired in the B 25 and it fairly makes the aircraft jump.

I have also seen the footage of the 50 cals on the 25 going off they had to reinforce the fuselage skin due to the blast from the muzzles that caused probelems. Even with it beefed up the side skin still compressed when the guns were fired, the horse power it delivered up front was awseome. Also in the clip was how they skip bombed the detonation usually happened on the 3rd skip primaraly used on Japanese shipping in small coves that torpedoes would be ineffective having the wrong angle when dropped.

[gsimmons]

The Mossy was fitted with a QF 6 pounder Molins gun.Attachment 69836

[Gil Boyd]

Now that must have thrown the controls out of the pilots hands

[Bob Womack]

As delivered, this configuration featured four 50 Cal. machine guns in the nose right above the cannon. Apparently you walked on your aim with the machine guns and then let go with the cannon.

Bob

[Flying10uk]

I believe that some British Beauforts had the Bofors gun fitted for use in the anti shipping/submarine role.