15.10.2009, 05:06
The article points to 4 x 37mm M-9s mounted in the wings.
Maybe there is some confusion in my list of armament.
Those are separate selections for guns mounted in the wings.
So the 37mm x 2 fitted with 20mm x 2 was one of those options.
It was not my intention to have all those guns fitted at once. That would smell really bad.
It is my opinion that the 37mm was not a realistic air to air weapon, other than maybe shooting at some heavy bombers.
I think the actual prototype stuck with 20mm as well, and really only considered 37mm in the development phase.
They probably also learned that shooting and hitting with heavy duty cannons above 450mph was much more difficult than shooting lighter calibers.
Bill
Maybe there is some confusion in my list of armament.
Those are separate selections for guns mounted in the wings.
So the 37mm x 2 fitted with 20mm x 2 was one of those options.
It was not my intention to have all those guns fitted at once. That would smell really bad.
It is my opinion that the 37mm was not a realistic air to air weapon, other than maybe shooting at some heavy bombers.
I think the actual prototype stuck with 20mm as well, and really only considered 37mm in the development phase.
They probably also learned that shooting and hitting with heavy duty cannons above 450mph was much more difficult than shooting lighter calibers.
Bill