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Old 08-19-2009, 08:28 PM
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I dont think this gun would fit on a ship dude like i said its almost twice the size as the guns of the Yamato!
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Old 08-19-2009, 08:30 PM
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It was never meant to be a naval gun. Read the article, it was designed specifically to break the Maginot line.
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Old 08-19-2009, 08:30 PM
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I dont think this gun would fit on a ship dude like i said its almost twice the size as the guns of the Yamato!
From what I read about German X planes etc. they were trying to come up with a ship that could actually carry a gun like this. I don't know if they ever made any blue prints, as in the book it doesn't show any.

EDIT: They also had an idea for a Super Tank known as P.1000 Ratte (Rat)
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Old 08-19-2009, 08:34 PM
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Better walk softly with that bad boy!
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Old 08-19-2009, 08:34 PM
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From what I read about German X planes etc. they were trying to come up with a ship that could actually carry a gun like this. I don't know if they ever made any blue prints, as in the book it doesn't show any.
Thats the H44 class, which was designed for 8 20in(50.8cm) calibre guns. This is a 80cm calibre gun.
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Old 08-19-2009, 08:38 PM
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Hispanos are great!
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Old 08-19-2009, 08:41 PM
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Hispanos are great!
Best 20mm cannon of WWII. In fact, the best gun of WWII for dogfighting.
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Old 08-19-2009, 09:05 PM
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i say the m2 brownings are the best allround guns they were used everywhere and when there are 6 behind you rattling you will crap your pants
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Old 08-19-2009, 09:39 PM
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i say the m2 brownings are the best allround guns they were used everywhere and when there are 6 behind you rattling you will crap your pants
The only reason the USAAF and USN stayed with 6 .50cals as the standard armament for fighters during WWII was that the changes introduced to the Hispano to "Americanise" it made it very unreliable and prone to jamming. When the Hispano became sufficiently reliable and available in sufficient quantities (this happened very late in the war) it replaced the .50cals on USN aircraft.
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