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Title: Name This...(1033)
Post by: brady on March 12, 2005, 01:47:49 AM

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(http://www.myphotodrive.com//uploads/686_328.jpg)

Title: Name This...(1033)
Post by: MrCoffee on March 12, 2005, 01:59:18 AM

Um, a top secrete alien space craft sattelite?

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Post by: SunTracker 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.

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Post by: bunch on March 12, 2005, 03:22:50 AM

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

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Post by: Bodhi 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.

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Post by: BaDkaRmA158Th 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.

<<>> :aok

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Post by: GRUNHERZ 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..

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Post by: brady 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.

(http://www.myphotodrive.com//uploads/686_40mm.jpg)

 Above scaned from TM-1985-5.

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WTFG GRUNHERZ:)