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Old December 11th 03, 07:58 AM
Keith Willshaw
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"Cotton tail 215" wrote in message
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why fire a cannon at a figther ,you needed power to kill a big bomber..a

..50mm
would shredd a zero so why would a P-38 jockey waste 20mm on one


Because he could

a) Shred it faster
b) Also take on a tougher opponent like a Bomber or FW-190
in the ETO
c) Do more damage when strafing ground targets

Keith


 




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