Author Topic: Mk108 'Pneumatic Hammer' (Read 589 times)

Furball · « **on:** April 20, 2003, 11:17:57 AM »

Mk108 'Pneumatic Hammer' http://www.luft46.com/armament/mk108.html

frank3 · « **Reply #1 on:** April 20, 2003, 01:04:14 PM »

Nice

AcesGun · « **Reply #2 on:** April 20, 2003, 03:03:20 PM »

I wouldnt like to be the guy flying in front of that thing.

Rasker · « **Reply #3 on:** April 21, 2003, 02:57:23 AM »

whoah, only 127 lbs, wonder if they make shoulder holsters for that thing? Be the first on your very bad block!

Imp · « **Reply #4 on:** April 21, 2003, 10:37:01 AM »

You would be better off with 30mm chaingun from the Apache on a M2 mounting

Shane · « **Reply #5 on:** April 21, 2003, 11:12:07 AM »

i love it when the german chicks say, "is that a mk108 in your pants or are you just happy to see me?"

JB73 · « **Reply #6 on:** April 21, 2003, 02:05:14 PM »

what makes me curious....

he weight listed (127lbs) not super heavy.... so why is there such a performance degridation when loading these 30mm's in LW planes in AH?

is it a different variant than what we have?

is it the ammo that causes such horrible performance?

oh well my 2¢

fats · « **Reply #7 on:** April 21, 2003, 03:42:19 PM »

I have MK 108 listed at 88 kg ( ~194 lbs ) and mass of 100 round belt ( doesn't list type ) being 59.5 kg ( ~131 lbs ).

No idea if AH has the Fw 190A-8 rigged so that selecting the MK 108 also implicitly adds the mass of additional armor and not just the weapons'.

// fats

GRUNHERZ · « **Reply #8 on:** April 21, 2003, 04:07:07 PM »

In a Bf109G6/G10 you can definitely feel the difference in handling with MK108 vs a single 20mm, but its nowhere near the difference when mounting gondolas so a 30mm is a better choice for more instantaneus firepower. However overall the single 20mm will give about the same number of kills per sortie as the 30mm, because its easier to hit in a turn and the firepower isnt bad at all because you can, and should, fire the single 20mm and two 13mm at once as the trajectory is nearly identical.

JB73 · « **Reply #9 on:** April 21, 2003, 06:16:45 PM »

yeah exactly fats ... this link showes the lower weight but,

even using your weights listed the 30mm in the A8 would be about 350-400lbs total.

it sure feels like ALOT more than that with the 30's added