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What machine guns were used on the Spitfire?
Different wings, featuring a variety of weapons, were fitted to most marks; the A wing used eight . 303 in (7.7 mm) machine guns, the B wing had four . 303 in (7.7 mm) machine guns and two 20 mm (. 79 in) Hispano cannon, and the C, or universal, wing could mount either four 20 mm (.
What was the first Spitfire to have cannons?
The first production aircraft equipped 19 Squadron in 1938. Spitfires fitted with two Hispano cannons and four Browning machine guns, the first squadron fully equipped with these was 19 Squadron in June 1940.
Is Supermarine still around?
The Supermarine main works was heavily bombed in 1940. This curtailed work on their first heavy bomber design, the Supermarine B….Supermarine.
| Supermarine Aviation Ltd, Woolston, in 1924 | |
|---|---|
| Industry | Aviation |
| Defunct | 1960 (incorporation into BAC) |
| Fate | Merged and name dropped |
| Successor | Vickers-Armstrongs (Aircraft) |
What kind of guns did the Supermarine Spitfire have?
Supermarine Spitfire – the gun wings. The eight .303in machine guns of the Mk I Spitfire had given it a great deal of punch when it was designed, but when the Germans began to add armour to their bombers the machine guns were found somewhat lacking. Accordingly experiments were made with the use of 20mm Hispano cannon.
How many cannons does a Spitfire have?
Although earlier Spitfires equipped with Type C wing could accomodate four cannon, most of them carried only two because of technical difficulties such as inadequate gun-heating capacity for the outboard cannon leading to the gun freezing at high altitiudes. Installation of Mk. II Hispano cannon in the wing of Spitfire Mk. Vc.
Why was the Spitfire LF Mk 1 so popular?
Firing a 20 mm diameter projectile, it delivered a useful load of explosive from a relatively light weapon. This made it an ideal cannon for use onboard fighters, replacing the multiple 7.62 mm (.30 caliber) machine guns commonly used in military aircraft in the 1930s. Overall arrangement of the armament bay of the Spitfire LF Mk.
What was the shape of the wing in the Spitfire?
The wing used in the Mk 21 Spitfire was significantly redesigned. The leading edge lost its curve, running straight out to the guns. Armament was standardised at four 20mm Hispano Mk II cannon, with 175 rounds for the inboard gun and 150 for the outboard gun. In official documents this was referred to as the “new shape wing”.