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Title: .50 cal AA MG with crew?
Post by: GrumpyOldMan on 05 June 2013, 06:22:10 AM

Hi

Still continuing in my search for ship fittings, does anyone have a picture of WW2 American - A22 - .50 cal AA MG with crew

(http://www.antiaircraft.org/aaimages/M2%20crew.jpg) or later version (http://www.antiaircraft.org/aaimages/50cal%20elev.jpg)

or can anyone tell me if it resembles the Flame of War type?

(http://www.flamesofwar.com/Portals/0/all_images/Productspotlight/US/US543-05.jpg)(http://www.flamesofwar.com/Portals/0/all_images/Productspotlight/US/US543-07.jpg)

Cheers

GrumpyOldMan

Title: Re: .50 cal AA MG with crew?
Post by: ciaphas on 05 June 2013, 10:29:35 AM

I dont have a picture but it is the same weapon as the FoW one, the crewman is manning the gun.

hope that helps
jon

Title: Re: .50 cal AA MG with crew?
Post by: GrumpyOldMan on 05 June 2013, 12:16:38 PM

Hello jon/ciaphas

Exactly what I was after, thank you.

Looks like I know what I'll play with on my Zhong Shan. Probably a head swap and a naval rig collar.

Cheers

GrumpyOldMan

Title: Re: .50 cal AA MG with crew?
Post by: Hertsblue on 06 June 2013, 09:17:28 AM

If you watch Tora Tora Tora there's a whole scene in which a crewman on one of the American battleships downs a Japanese torpedo-bomber with one of these. The weapon appears to have a strap that goes around the operator's body and allows him to lean back and elevate or rotate the gun.

Title: Re: .50 cal AA MG with crew?
Post by: Lord Kermit of Birkenhead on 06 June 2013, 12:03:59 PM

Cant check but - Battleship Design and development by Norman Plomar, and Allied Escort Weapons - no idea who its by should have pictures.

ianS

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