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bearoutwest 6th November 2019 04:57

Belgian Fiat CR.42 armament
 
Hello All.

Does anyone have any information as to whether the Belgian Fiat CR.42s were equipped with Italian Breda-SAFAT 12.7mm heavy machine guns or the Belgian-made FN-Browning 13.2mm hmg's?

Thanks & Regards,

...geoff

Alain57 6th November 2019 09:17

Re: Belgian Fiat CR.42 armament
 
Hello ,

Early models: Breda SAFAT 7,7 mm (0,303 inch)
Later 2 × 12,7 mm (0,5 inch) Breda SAFAT , 400 rounds

Greets
Alain57

bearoutwest 6th November 2019 14:27

Re: Belgian Fiat CR.42 armament
 
Thanks for the speedy reply, Alain.


Can you tell me the source of your information, so I can do some follow-up investigating?


...geoff


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