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What were the weight savings from removing FW 190 outer wing cannons?

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28th July 2005, 10:40

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Re: What were the weight savings from removing FW 190 outer wing cannons?

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Originally Posted by John P Cooper

1) MG FF: Oerlikon Schweiz 20mm weighed 37 kg and fired 530 rds/min 100 rds weighed 33 kg (drum) or 21 kg (belt)

Ermm - the Ikaria-made MG-FFM weighed 26 KG and it never had belt feed (apart from an electric-powered device in some night fighters).

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