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MrCoffee · « **Reply #1 on:** March 12, 2005, 01:59:18 AM »

Um, a top secrete alien space craft sattelite?

SunTracker · « **Reply #2 on:** March 12, 2005, 02:58:19 AM »

A B-17 crewmember showing how the French/German resistance planted dud 20mm ammo in the Luftwaffe, and the subsequent rounds were found intact in B-17s.

bunch · « **Reply #3 on:** March 12, 2005, 03:22:50 AM »

that looks bigger than 20mm to me...i guess CO2 charge for wing tanks

Bodhi · « **Reply #4 on:** March 12, 2005, 10:35:24 AM »

thats not a b17 access panel I have ever seen. My guess is it is something more modern that the 17, possibly the 29.

BaDkaRmA158Th · « **Reply #5 on:** March 12, 2005, 12:48:59 PM »

Bless the men and women who risked there lives makeing sure those 20mm /30mm+ would not function correctly, they helped save alot of airmens lives.

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GRUNHERZ · « **Reply #6 on:** March 12, 2005, 12:57:08 PM »

I dont think a B29 would want that anywhere near it because I think it's a 40mm HO-301 rocket gun cartrige as fited to a KI-44..

brady · « **Reply #7 on:** March 13, 2005, 01:02:07 AM »

Ho-301, it is:)

Ki-44, it is:)
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The image shows the compleat round, note below how the propellent is contained in the base of the shell, from what I understand these were Extreamly hard to hit with, one neaded be extreamly colose to the target to acheave a hit, one source quotes 100 yards or less to be considered best for a reasionable chance.

Above scaned from TM-1985-5.

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WTFG GRUNHERZ:)