Author Topic: Real Perk Planes? (Read 406 times)

iculus · « **Reply #15 on:** October 11, 2000, 10:27:00 PM »

No jets in AH!

Hristo · « **Reply #16 on:** October 12, 2000, 12:36:00 AM »

How many kills 262 made ?

How many kills Meteor made ?

enough said

juzz · « **Reply #17 on:** October 12, 2000, 02:15:00 AM »

40mm mortars? There were a few with 50mm grenade launchers. Only one was used in combat though - it destroyed 2 Lancasters with a single salvo from all 8 tubes.

Downtown · « **Reply #18 on:** October 12, 2000, 07:27:00 AM »

I thought they were 40MM and triggerd with a photo-cell, they fired when the shadow of the bomber passed over head of the attacking aircraft that dived and swooped underneath of them?

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juzz · « **Reply #19 on:** October 12, 2000, 11:21:00 PM »

They were photocell triggered 50mm grenade launchers, the system was called the SG 500 "Jagerfaust". A counter-weight was fired down at the same time as the grenades to negate recoil.

Another interesting tidbit is that one Me 163A had "borrowed" R4M racks fitted and tested.