On Fri, 10 Mar 2017 17:25:19 -0700 G Mann via Mercedes <mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote:
> Actually.. I have quite a lot of time firing those guns.. and they have > virtually zero recoil.. the barrels rotate and cool so each barrel > fires, then takes a turn, which allows incredible high rate of fire.. A > 1 minute burst would put a bullet in every square inch of a football > field.. for example. It's interesting that the Air Force version, mounted on planes, has a firing rate 2-3x that of the Army version, mounted on ground vehicles, because they are forced air cooled by the slipstream. During the Vietnam conflict, the F4 pilots would find a train in the North and, when it was on a long stretch of straight track, zoom down at either the front or back, start the cannon, and pull up, putting a 20 mm HE round at least one per car. > I think the pic is of a "for show" piece that was built "just for fun". > But, as you say.. neat pic. Indeed. Craig _______________________________________ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
