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Title: Chk it...37mm Stuka Guncam footage...
Post by: OntosMk1 on March 07, 2007, 04:57:23 PM
An Awesome find....Very rare :aok

Ju-87G-1 guncam footage (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cU6OK1zSxKg)
Title: Chk it...37mm Stuka Guncam footage...
Post by: Kweassa on March 07, 2007, 05:13:56 PM
Now that's a really powerful gun... wow..
Title: Chk it...37mm Stuka Guncam footage...
Post by: Kuhn on March 07, 2007, 05:43:25 PM
GAWD those are some BIGGUNS!!! :D
Title: Chk it...37mm Stuka Guncam footage...
Post by: morfiend on March 07, 2007, 06:21:54 PM
sweet footage,but it appears the pilot shoots like me:O  I cant hit anything either:rofl :rofl :rofl :lol :lol :lol
Title: Chk it...37mm Stuka Guncam footage...
Post by: Wes14 on March 07, 2007, 06:25:29 PM
^Same for me:rofl :rofl
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Post by: titanic3 on March 07, 2007, 07:16:09 PM
nice guns, what we can do if we have it.......:aok
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Post by: Wes14 on March 07, 2007, 07:40:28 PM
kill the annoying jeeps:noid
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Post by: parin on March 07, 2007, 07:48:18 PM
god I wish:aok
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Post by: Krusty on March 07, 2007, 07:51:29 PM
Only seems like one or two times he hit the target. Most of those explosions look like he's hitting water. The very last one you see the entire area peppered with shrapnel hits, as he definitely hit the target.
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Post by: Wes14 on March 07, 2007, 08:20:20 PM
hmm if those guns could do that to a tank what about a airplane:t ?
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Post by: Krusty on March 07, 2007, 08:26:49 PM
They'd probably make an inch-thick hole and do nothing. They're designed to pierce armor and explode inside. On a soft target they'd pass right through and probably blow up on the other side (if at all).
Title: Chk it...37mm Stuka Guncam footage...
Post by: tedrbr on March 07, 2007, 10:59:33 PM
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.

But it would be fun to play with 37mm armed Stukas.
Title: Chk it...37mm Stuka Guncam footage...
Post by: Ghosth on March 08, 2007, 07:48:28 AM
Biggest single problem for the big guns is a lack of targets.

Many of the targets he was shooting at were small watercraft, barge's, etc.
We need a LOT more ships, barges, LST's, landing craft, etc. They should ideally be tied into the strategic support system. Rivers should have barge traffic, small patrol boats, etc.
Title: Chk it...37mm Stuka Guncam footage...
Post by: Stoney74 on March 08, 2007, 08:43:46 AM
I just can't wait until I get shot in face by some knucklehead flying one...

Personally, I think it'd be the pinnacle of my AH experience so far:rolleyes:
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Post by: Spikes on March 08, 2007, 02:38:09 PM
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Originally posted by tedrbr


But it would be fun to play with 37mm armed Stukas.



scare the crap outta the lanstuka drivers...

Pilot: hey...its a ju87!...
Gunner: piece of cake!
[lanc blows up instantly]
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Post by: VVV on March 08, 2007, 04:55:56 PM
Now that is a cool film.  Great find Ontos :aok
I would hate to be on the receiving end of those rounds :eek:
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Post by: Cam10 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."
Title: Chk it...37mm Stuka Guncam footage...
Post by: Anyone 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
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Post by: mussie 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....
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Post by: frank3 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!
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Post by: VooWho on March 13, 2007, 07:35:38 PM
That was sweet. I wounder if theres film out there with a Hurrican IID attacking targets?
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Post by: Nilsen on March 14, 2007, 07:46:00 AM
Great find. thx :aok
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Post by: MiloMorai 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.