The fuselage guns of Fokker D XXI (Mercury)?

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The fuselage guns of Fokker D XXI (Mercury)?

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Post by durb » 24 May 2015, 15:42

The wing guns of Fokker D XXI (Mercury) were visible, but the fuselage guns were more "hidden" - they were not mounted over the nose. Where they were located?

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Re: The fuselage guns of Fokker D XXI (Mercury)?

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Post by Juha Tompuri » 26 May 2015, 21:41

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Re: The fuselage guns of Fokker D XXI (Mercury)?

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Post by durb » 27 May 2015, 12:13

Thanks, very informative. The gun configuration looks very similar to that of Japanese Ki-27 fighter.

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