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No, the didn't carry that much ammo, couldn't do long sustained bursts. Even the bombers had to be careful. That's what it is though...
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08-02-2017 12:24 AM
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Well at least jointly we got there with the correct answer.............did we bottom out a date?
'Tonight my men and I have been through hell and back again, but the look on your faces when we let you out of the hall - we'd do it all again tomorrow.' Major Chris Keeble's words to Goose Green villagers on 29th May 1982 - 2 PARA
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Attachment 86243Thank you all. After reading your replys and looking at the device it all looks so simple. If I hold the end with the 2 screws in it, the whole centre section does indeed revolve. One small mystery solved. I have included a photo with ruler to give an idea of scale. Should have done that in the first place. Any idea as to what era this belongs? Cheers.
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We had a similar motor driven thing on the minigun to lift the belt into the gun body. Mind you, it was probably working at 6x the speed of the .50 one shown and 24v.
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Originally Posted by
Spydr955
Any idea as to what era this belongs?
I'm betting WW2. Thing is, it's the only one I've ever seen...that doesn't mean much though.
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Could be WWII or later. Maybe there's a clue in the memorabilia you got with it?
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This one is in the housing that attaches to the gun and the chute. I think it's for an M3 mounted in the F-86 Saber.
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That's a good one Vincent...makes more sense than my guess.
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Erm, as above, it's WW2, used on the B24, B25 and probably B17. Used to draw the rounds from behind the firer to the guns in the turret.
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The 1 on 3 off is more to do with the loading than the firing.
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Originally Posted by
Brit plumber
The 1 on 3 off is more to do with the loading than the firing.
As in when they were running the belts in the loooong trays running full length of the aircraft...
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Talking of long trays the ones to the rear turrets on the Lancaster were enormous infact in my head (read in a book in my library sometime!) I think they plus the ammo bins for the 4 x 303 rear gun turret held 10,000 rounds that was the combat load also woe betide the chap whoever stood on the MG feeder chutes in error it was almost a terminal error............
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