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Re: Ammo?

Posted by JDK on Tue Jan 13, 2004 02:57:45 PM

In reply top Ammo? posted by Chris Martin on Tue Jan 13, 2004 11:29:18 AM

Hi,
There are more expert Spitfire chaps here, but...4

The wing was too thin to fit the guns in one position. If you look at a pic of a Hurricane's gun breeches position, you can see the ammo feed trays had a feed OVER the two outer guns, which you couldn't to with the spit (they ere also stagged fore and aft to allow the ammo boxes to be in front / behind each other - oh, look at a pic, it's easier to describe!

How tight? The outer gun on a Mk.I Spit has a couple of small bulges below the wing to cover the back end of the gun - that tight.

Also I believe that the Spit's wing flexed in high 'g' while the Hurri's, being thinker, alowed less twist - but I may be wrone - either way, the out gun on a Spit was a LONG way out.

Hope this helps.

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