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Gerald 09-18-10 02:53 AM

Yes, twin 37 is good,long range as well

krashkart 09-18-10 03:00 AM

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Originally Posted by Vendor (Post 1496361)
Yes, twin 37 is good,long range as well

That's what I like most about it. :sunny:

Too bad I'm limited to only one. :shifty: The things I could do with three of those badboys... my.... God.... WWII would never be the same. :D England wouldn't be safe, and neither would my crew. :rotfl2:

JokerOfFate 09-18-10 07:49 AM

"Twin 37mm is ideal on my boat. If I'm really on my game it will make short work of a Sunderland. :yep: Liberators OTOH... I don't like being caught with my pants down by one 'o them. AA is pretty much useless against them. :o:doh::dead: "

I don't like getting caught with my pants down by anything, but a torpedo bomber is nasty(especially with my aft exposed like that, they're going up a street thats clearly marked Exit Only :DL )

krashkart 09-18-10 08:23 AM

Good point. :haha: About the torpedo bombers; if you're referring to the Swordfish a 37mm will light them up rrrright quick. :D

Gerald 09-18-10 08:32 AM

Twin 37 AA Gun in action,
 
http://imgur.com/G2vvf.jpg
http://imgur.com/zowPw.jpg

Gerald 09-18-10 12:06 PM

With twin 37 AA gun,
 
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Originally Posted by krashkart (Post 1496551)
Good point. :haha: About the torpedo bombers; if you're referring to the Swordfish a 37mm will light them up rrrright quick. :D

you take down Swordfish "like a picnik" :yep:

Jimbuna 09-18-10 01:50 PM

The twin 37mm has the range and firepower to outmatch anything else availabe in the AA department.

Snestorm 09-19-10 02:34 AM

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Originally Posted by fastfed (Post 1496341)
LOL well.. Duh.. But how long did it take from the point the torpedo was entering the hatch (open) and getting inside (closed)

I would think the time consuming work was hosting it from the ext. and setting up the winch and pulleys?

Unknown. I don't carry external reloads, so it's never an issue to me.

Snestorm 09-19-10 02:37 AM

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Originally Posted by krashkart (Post 1496551)
Good point. :haha: About the torpedo bombers; if you're referring to the Swordfish a 37mm will light them up rrrright quick. :D

Bismarck's 37mm, and all her secondary armament didn't fair very well against them.

K-61 09-19-10 02:39 PM

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Originally Posted by Snestorm (Post 1497158)
Bismarck's 37mm, and all her secondary armament didn't fair very well against them.

That's because those guns were aimed by automated fire directors that did not include calibrations for aircraft flying that slowly. The Germans never thought that a foe would field such "obsolete" aircraft. The 37's on the U-boats are manually operated and would probably be more effective.

Jimbuna 09-20-10 05:38 AM

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Originally Posted by K-61 (Post 1497526)
That's because those guns were aimed by automated fire directors that did not include calibrations for aircraft flying that slowly. The Germans never thought that a foe would field such "obsolete" aircraft. The 37's on the U-boats are manually operated and would probably be more effective.

Yes, precisely.....the British never realised the fact until the Swordfish were launched, they thought initially that it would be a one-way trip for the pilots but considered the risk worth taking because Churchill ordered that the Bismarck be sunk "at any cost".


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