Author Topic: Chk it...37mm Stuka Guncam footage... (Read 1122 times)

VVV · « **Reply #15 on:** March 08, 2007, 04:55:56 PM »

Now that is a cool film. Great find Ontos

I would hate to be on the receiving end of those rounds

Cam10 · « **Reply #16 on:** March 08, 2007, 05:08:53 PM »

think about the poor soul that was on the receiving end of those cannons during WWII if they were ever used in Combat?

Tankers chilling inside at a Supply Point.

Tanker: "High Bogie"

Tanker's buddy: "Dude we are in a tank, as long as we are in this metal box he can't touch us....so let me get some shut eye"

SLAMM. As the stuka pilot pilot misses for the first time.

Tanker's buddy: " WTF was that!"

Tanker: "I think it was a tank with wings shooting at us?!?"

KA-BOOM. The Stuka pilot finishes the job.

"Of course if I was there I would have said the same thing."

Anyone · « **Reply #17 on:** March 09, 2007, 05:52:36 AM »

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Originally posted by Wes14
hmm if those guns could do that to a tank what about a airplane:t ?

try it with the 40mm rounds in a Hurri IID.

i was hunting GV's when a formation of B17s came at me NOE.

i got 2 hits (4 bullets) firing just the 40mms

BOTH passed right through. no damage from what i could see...i laughed RTB'ed and rearmed for more GV's lol

mussie · « **Reply #18 on:** March 11, 2007, 01:27:26 AM »

Ok I dont normally do this but

HT CAN WE PLEASE HAVE THAT STUKA

Yeah Sorry eh....

frank3 · « **Reply #19 on:** March 13, 2007, 06:42:27 PM »

I'm not sure about the sounds of those guns though, I believe they used different sounds.
Or did the 37mm's really sound like that? (and I believe WWII guncams didn't have any audio)

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The very last one you see the entire area peppered with shrapnel hits, as he definitely hit the target.

I believe that's the Junker's machine guns, you can hear it on the film.
Pilots would often use their (small calibre) machine guns to aim, when they hit the target with MG, they'll fire the BIG ones

EDIT: Dang! That's some high water splashes coming from those rounds!

VooWho · « **Reply #20 on:** March 13, 2007, 07:35:38 PM »

That was sweet. I wounder if theres film out there with a Hurrican IID attacking targets?

Nilsen · « **Reply #21 on:** March 14, 2007, 07:46:00 AM »

Great find. thx

MiloMorai · « **Reply #22 on:** March 14, 2007, 08:29:24 AM »

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Originally posted by tedrbr
Those were converted 37mm AA guns. One source I found put the ammo load at 6 rounds per gun for the 37mm's (which looks like what was shot at that first barge), very slow reload times as you can see. Conversion was set at 100 meters, and the gun pods further reduced Stuka's performance.

12 rounds per gun.