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Title: Name This...(97)
Post by: brady on November 05, 2001, 06:16:00 PM

???

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Title: Name This...(97)
Post by: Kratzer on November 05, 2001, 06:54:00 PM

Can't find it in the book I have on artillery... I'm going to put in a guess that it is a German 20mm Oerlikon, maybe related to the 2cm Oerlikon C/30 AAA cannon.

Even close?

Title: Name This...(97)
Post by: ra on November 05, 2001, 08:06:00 PM

Oerlikon is Swiss.  That said, I have no clue what this is.  Wild guess is that its for anti-aircraft, or goose hunting.

ra

Title: Name This...(97)
Post by: Kratzer on November 05, 2001, 09:02:00 PM

...but the Swiss weren't a beligerent, and you will find their [EDIT:Oerlikon] guns, or guns of their design, on German ships, aircraft, and AAA guns... so I said 'German'.

[ 11-05-2001: Message edited by: Kratzer ]

Title: Name This...(97)
Post by: R4M on November 06, 2001, 04:48:00 AM

Japanese type98 20mm AA cannon...

wild guess. VERY hard to tell.

Brady you're improving with each name this!  :)

Title: Name This...(97)
Post by: Kratzer on November 06, 2001, 10:10:00 AM

Wow... good answer... is he right?

Title: Name This...(97)
Post by: Hammerhead on November 06, 2001, 10:40:00 AM

The TOP-SECRET new MARS ROVER??????  :D

I have no idea what it is but I would place my bet on it being German.

Title: Name This...(97)
Post by: Vermillion on November 06, 2001, 10:52:00 AM

It is a Japanese Type98 20mm Machine Cannon.

Note the 20-round box magazine, and how the gun is currently at maximum elevation. It is rather distinctive due to its rather short barrel in combination with the muzzle brake.

Not to mention this picture is taken directly from page 163 of The Encylcopedia of Weapons of World War II.

 :p

Title: Name This...(97)
Post by: brady on November 06, 2001, 05:50:00 PM

Japanese Type98 20mm Machine Cannon, it is  :)

 TY, R4M  :)

 Vermillion, busted me  :)I almost said page 163, it is  :)

 I had the good furtune to actualy get to handel the gun from this AA weapon, it was well made, nice finish, I thnink I have a pic of it's ammo around hear somwhear if I can find it I will post it this weakend.

[ 11-06-2001: Message edited by: brady ]