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Guppy35 · « **Reply #30 on:** September 11, 2004, 12:58:59 AM »

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Originally posted by MiloMorai
The development of the La-7 (design bureau designation La-120) did not start until the autumn of '43, with production starting in the spring of '44 at plants in Moscow and Yaroslavl. Service introduction was in the late spring and early summer of '44. The prototype did not fly until Nov. '44.

Among the first units to receive the La-7 was the 176th Guards IAP.

Thanks Milo.

Dan/Slack

Furball · « **Reply #31 on:** September 11, 2004, 03:31:30 AM »

i was talking specifically about the 3 cannon armed version with the 3 x B.20's instead of the ShVaks?

rod64 · « **Reply #32 on:** September 12, 2004, 12:20:03 AM »

I have a reference to the La7 and its' gun armament (Green and Swanborough 1995 pp328 para 1):

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The intended armament comprised three 20-mm Berezina B-20 cannon, but while this armament was installed in aircraft built at Yaroslavl, those built at Moscow reverted to the twin ShVAK cannon of the La-5FN.

This was about the middle of 1944.

I think the reference is referring to the B-20 being less common than the ShVAK.

Furball · « **Reply #33 on:** September 12, 2004, 04:27:08 AM »

yup iirc something like 364 were built with the b.20's.

My point was, i think they entered service very late in the war, and its an option in AH....

SOOOoooooooooooooooo..... we should have the option for the bubble hood on the XIV!