Hs-129

[Subdeacon Joe]

This gun has an airplane attached to it! An HS-129 with 75mm.

 

https://www.warhistoryonline.com/aircraft/henschel-hs-129.html

 

[twelve mile REB]

I wonder how much airspeed it lost when firing the gun and aiming must have been a bit^^.

[Chantry]

They mounted a 75 mm gun on some variants of the B-25, although it had a lower muzzle velocity and was manually operated.

 

 

[Wallaby Jack, SASS #44062]

They did that on Mosquitos with a 57mm semi-auto, the "tsetse" ........  good for U-boats, tanks, enemy aircraft(aloft and on the ground) and V1s .....

 

 

[Subdeacon Joe]

1 hour ago, Wallaby Jack, SASS #44062 said:

They did that on Mosquitos with a 57mm semi-auto, the "tsetse" ........  good for U-boats, tanks, enemy aircraft(aloft and on the ground) and V1s .....

 

 

 

Thank you!

[Sedalia Dave]

B-25G-NA History

 

B-25G-NA Specs

 

Total Produced: 463 (63 were modified from B-25Cs)

Manufacturing Plant: Inglewood, California

First Test Flight: October 22, 1942

First Flight Crew: Edward Virgin

Engines: Wright R-2600-13

Carburetors: Holley 1685HA

 

Fuel Capacity:

  2 forward wing cells, total 368 gallons

  2 rear wing cells, total 302 gallons

  2 wing auxiliary cells, total 304 gallons

  2 side waist ferry tanks, total 125 gallons

  Droppable bomb bay tank 335 gallons

  1 fixed ferry tank 585 gallons

 

Armament:

  75mm cannon with 21 rounds

  2 .50 caliber fixed guns in nose with 800 rounds

  2 .50 caliber guns in top turret with 800 rounds

  2 .50 caliber guns in bottom turrett with 700 rounds

 

Armor Protection:

  3/8 inch behind pilots

Forward of instrument panel

Forward of cannoneer's station

Bulkhead aft of turrets

Around ammunition rack

Plate below windshield

External flak plate on left side

 

Weights:

Empty: 19,200 lbs.

Max: 35,000 lbs.

Speed (Max): 280 mph at 15,000 feet

Service Ceiling: 24,300 ft

Range: 1,560 miles with 3,000 lbs. bombs

 

Crew:

Pilot, co-pilot, navigator/cannoneer, 2 gunners

 

Production by year:

1943: 400

First Airplane Accepted: May 8, 1943

Last Airplane Accepted: August 24, 1943

[Wallaby Jack, SASS #44062]

On 1/4/2024 at 9:09 AM, Subdeacon Joe said:

 

Thank you!

 

 

 

[Forty Rod SASS 3935]

I'll bet those are hell on airframes, flight crews, and mechanics who have to keep it all together.

 

Not sure how much grief they would cause the enemies facing them, though.