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Re: Madsen 20mm AA guns

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Post by karlik » 11 May 2012, 13:53

All foto from this book Madsen MG and Infantry gun 1938
https://rapidshare.com/files/2759567628 ... ual---.pdf

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Re: Madsen 20mm AA guns

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Post by jopaerya » 11 May 2012, 17:10

Thanks Karlik for sharing this very interesting book 8O 8O 8O 8O

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Re: Madsen 20mm AA guns

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Post by YC Chen » 13 May 2012, 09:14

Thanks a lot for the very interesting book!
I have just realized that there's a second Madsen 20mm in the military museum in Beijing which has an AT carriage. Here are photos that I took two years ago of the two guns(the smaller gun in front of the AT Madsen is a Japanese Type 96 AT rifle).
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Re: Madsen 20mm AA guns

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Post by YC Chen » 08 Jun 2012, 08:47

Finally found some other information about the carriage designation F5(from an American report on Madsen 20mm gun):
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Re: Madsen 20mm AA guns

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Post by jopaerya » 19 Aug 2012, 20:59

A blurry picture of a naval version of the 2 cm Madsen from Ebay .

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Re: Madsen 20mm AA guns

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Post by jopaerya » 20 Aug 2012, 18:51

Same gun , lafette and source .
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Re: Madsen 20mm AA guns

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Post by stril » 06 Sep 2012, 16:55

Added a closeup of the Madsen gun in the picture above.
Interesting picture as it staken in my hometown, showing one of 3 R-boats buildt in Norway during the war(RA 201-203)
Now the picture is back where it was taken :-)
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Re: Madsen 20mm AA guns

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Post by Sturm78 » 04 Nov 2012, 18:29

Hi all,

Madsen on pivot mount:

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Re: Madsen 20mm AA guns

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Post by peeved » 27 Jan 2013, 20:47

Photo from exp. eBay.de auction http://cgi.ebay.de/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?Vie ... 0949403582

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Post by peeved » 27 Jan 2013, 20:49

More of the same
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Re: Madsen 20mm AA guns

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Post by peeved » 27 Jan 2013, 20:51

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Re: Madsen 20mm AA guns

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Post by Thiel » 25 Feb 2013, 13:42

Compagnie Madsen published a series of booklets called Automatic Standard Arms of Modern Warfare written by Colonel Halvor Jessen of the Danish Army from 1925-1950.
According to issue IX Compagnie Madsen marketed four different types of mountings.
The Light Field Carriage. This is the primary AT mounting and it's intended to be used in the front firing line. It's also the mounting you see attached to motorcycle sidecars. Image
The Universal Mounting. There was two versions of this mounting, the M.33 and the M.38. Guns on these mountings were primarily intended for AA use. M.33 pic 2 M.38
The Tri-Axial mounting. This mounting was intended for ships and fixed defences. I've heard rumours of a twin version, but I've never seen any pictures or official sources to back it up. Image
The Mobile Anti-Aircraft Mounting. As the name suggest this was a dedicated AA mounting. An interesting thing to note is that it uses the aircraft version of the gun which had belt feed instead of the traditional drum magazine and which had twice the rate of fire. I suspect it was intended primarily for motorised formations unlike the Field and Universal Mountings which were intended for Infantry formations. Image

Like I said these are the mountings marketed by Compagnie Madsen and is by no means a complete list of all the mountings used.
The Danish Navy for example had a twin mount very similar to the Mobile Anti-Aircraft Mount that they used on their torpedo boats. The book Dansk Søartilleri 1860-2004 mentions that Compagnie Madsen designed a mount for the same competition and I believe this mounting was what later became the Mobile AA Mount.

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Re: Madsen 20mm AA guns

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Post by Sturm78 » 08 Jul 2013, 23:57

Hi all,

A small image from EBay:

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Re: Madsen 20mm AA guns

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Post by Sturm78 » 28 Oct 2013, 12:36

Hi all,

Another image from EBay:

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Re: Madsen 20mm AA guns

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Post by Sturm78 » 25 Feb 2014, 23:59

Hi all,

Two images from EBay:

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