Your favourite AA-guns

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#16

Post by Erich » 08 Nov 2004, 20:46

how about the German 4cm bofors as mentioned earlier. Pic from the USN archiv via friend David Krakow's Prinzeugen site
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Post by Sturmmann_Fritz » 08 Nov 2004, 22:07

Englander the link isn't working... do you have the name for this gun?

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#18

Post by Englander » 08 Nov 2004, 22:37

Ok Fritz, put this in your pipe and smoke it...

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Two quad 40mm Bofors mounts on USS California (BB 44) with their Mk.51 director visible in the foreground on 29 July 1945.
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#19

Post by Erich » 08 Nov 2004, 23:15

we could of course go with the big boy twins....128 mm's ! 8O
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Post by Englander » 08 Nov 2004, 23:26

I've got that beat...The big guns of the Yamato were used in desperation at the marauding American carrier planes....All 18.1 inch of em..Or maybe a myth?
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#21

Post by Erich » 08 Nov 2004, 23:38

nah nothing beat the 128mm for a Flak piece. the Japanese used anything on the ship that could fire, rifles, pistols, etc........
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#22

Post by Sturmmann_Fritz » 09 Nov 2004, 01:13

Those make my Vierlings look kinda small and worthless :? ... haha but on another note, I can tear up Infantry no sweat! :D
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Post by Erich » 09 Nov 2004, 01:27

I don't know, I think the Flavierling was pretty danged nasty of a weapon. low flying a/c sure felt the HE rounds. More and more of the Kriegsmarine ships were augmented with these in 44 along with swilling 2cm's.

interesting shield set-up. another USN pic via David Krakow's Prinzeugen site
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Post by bryson109 » 09 Nov 2004, 03:33

My fav is the 20mm Flakvierling.
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Post by hotfire-man » 09 Nov 2004, 13:27

I have seen a Bofors 40mm AA-gun for sale in Sweden for 20.000kronor or aprox. 2200dollar hehe :P
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Post by Sturmmann_Fritz » 09 Nov 2004, 15:05

is that for real.... only $2,200 for an anti aircraft cannon? Nice :D

I am glad to see my flakvierling (see how I say "my" :lol: ) was respected.

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Post by Sturmmann_Fritz » 09 Nov 2004, 15:06

by the way does that 40 mm shoot?

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Post by Christian W. » 09 Nov 2004, 21:58

I think its more like an wery big paper weight. :lol:
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Post by hotfire-man » 09 Nov 2004, 22:07

Sturmmann_Fritz wrote:by the way does that 40 mm shoot?

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No it`s unlegal in Sweden with flaks,paks that can fire, it vas just to "look"at hehe :)
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Post by Sturmmann_Fritz » 09 Nov 2004, 22:31

haha I was going to say... o well something to postion in the backyard and aim ath the neigbors. Or the tax collector.

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