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Originally Posted by cgjimeneza
anyone knows if fleet boats carried heavy machine guns?
it would be nice to have on the conning tower...
just a question/request/
have a good weekend, and  may your torps run hot, straight and normal. |
Subs carried 20mm AA guns on the conning tower. Depending on the time there may be only one forward or aft, or 2X20mm forward and/or aft. BTW, 20mm = .787" or 79 cal. I'd call that a 'heavy' machine gun, at least its too heavy to tote around and fire 'Johnny Wayne' style.
They can be a help when using the deck cannon to destroy fishing boats too.