Belgian naval weapons 1940

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daveh
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Belgian naval weapons 1940

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Post by daveh » 25 Mar 2016, 15:13

Excluding personal weapons such as rifles the only weapons I have seen on Belgian naval vessel have been
Maxim MG as seen here
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and a 47mm gun as seen below
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According to http://www.navypedia.org/ships/belgium/be_ms_mersey.htm the 47mm gun is a
47/40 3pdr Hotchkiss Mk I

can anyone confirm?

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