Many aircraft back then sported multiple machine guns, as many as six with
three on each side.
>
>That is some firepower, but I wonder if they could fire them separately,
>and why they would have both sizes of weapon. The .303 (?) machine gun
>was soon judged less effective air-to-air than the 20mm cannon, and it
>would certainly not have been much use for air-to-ground, unless they
>wanted higher rpm for strafing soft targets in convoys, for instance.
>
>>
>> The fighter bomber version came with 4x machine guns and 4x 20mm
>>cannon in the nose. There was also a photo reconnaissance version used
>>by both Brit and US forces (reverse lease-lend).
>
Chris
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