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Old March 8th 04, 06:02 PM
zxcv
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Default WWII 20mm cannon in planes

It seems to me that the Germans and Japanese had a lot more cannon in their
planes than the Americans who seemed to rely almost totally on .50 machine
guns.

Why was that? What was the rate of fire or the 20mm cannons and what type
of projectiles did they fire?