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General Forums => Aircraft and Vehicles => Topic started by: gavor on August 02, 2003, 08:25:32 PM

Title: Name that weapon....
Post by: gavor on August 02, 2003, 08:25:32 PM

And for extra credit, name the plane too.

(http://members.optusnet.com.au/shanedrury/pics/4.jpg)

Title: Name that weapon....
Post by: Rollio on August 02, 2003, 08:34:35 PM

3.5 inch rocket tubes on a P47-D25.  (The real tipoff is the 4 .50 caliber browning M2 gun barrels sticking out of the wing).

Title: Name that weapon....
Post by: gavor on August 02, 2003, 10:14:02 PM

Right on the plane, close but not quite on the weapon.

Title: Name that weapon....
Post by: Arlo on August 02, 2003, 11:38:23 PM

No it ain't! It's a Spitfire Nerfball gun!

Title: Name that weapon....
Post by: Rollio on August 03, 2003, 12:04:23 AM

err 4.5 inch M8 Rockets :P  (typo)

Title: Name that weapon....
Post by: gavor on August 03, 2003, 01:26:13 AM

Close enough :).  P-47 with 4.5 inch rocket tubes, M15 not M8. :)

Title: Name that weapon....
Post by: SFRT - Frenchy on August 03, 2003, 04:08:35 AM

How about:

P47 #42 of the 57th Fighter Group, 65th Fighter Squadron, ITALY 1944 with 4.5 inch M15 rocket tubes?:D

Title: Name that weapon....
Post by: Citabria on August 03, 2003, 12:37:13 PM

lol frenchy the jug fanatic wins the too much information contest

Title: Name that weapon....
Post by: midnight Target on August 04, 2003, 05:02:14 PM

LOL - Frenchy forgot the 6-7/8 inch cap on the head of Sergeant Smith who's Mother was named Mary.

Title: Name that weapon....
Post by: SFRT - Frenchy on August 04, 2003, 08:33:56 PM

LOL:D

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Post by: gavor on August 04, 2003, 09:30:46 PM

Frenchy wins the 'Right on the money' award for providing information I hadn't thought it was possible to get from that one pic :).

Btw, that pic comes from Mediterranean Theatre - Pictoral Record, released by the US Army historical division or unit or society or whatever they call themselves, back in the 50's.