[Jukka Juutinen]

So you´d prefer 4 cannon in wings rather than 4 cannon in the fuselage? And like it or not, e.g. Juutilainen (our top ace), considered the 109G-2 armament superior to the 4 HMG armament of the Buffalo. Yes, he preferred one MG 151/20+2 x MG 17 to 4 of those "magnificent" über-Brownings hailed by many American authors and their minions.

I once had a chance to examine the Hispano, ShVAK and MG 151 close up. The latter two were proper quality designs whereas the Hispano gave the impression of being hacked together by a third rate blacksmith with extremely crude finish all over and very clumsy weapon overall. Very much like the British "quality" of Ford Anglia or Vauxhall Viva.