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

[philippe willaume]

Originally Posted by Tony Williams

The guns by themselves didn't weigh anything like that much - the 'Waffen' weight must include associated equipment, presumably to do with mounting the guns.

Tony Williams: Military gun and ammunition website and discussion forum

yes tonny you are spot on.
however i think that only includes what you could actually remove.
This is for both guns and both drums wich were 90 round drums.
those figure are comming from the A5 maintenace manual.teil 0 page 11 on the december 43 revision of the manual replacing the august 43 version.

if you are interested I think I have a break down of the different element (in weight document on the F and G from FW, it is in the simthoniams)


if you read the A1-A4 manuals or the report on the captured derated A3 handed over by Faber the weight of the ammo for the 60 round drums is 29 kg.(this is with 55 rounds)

philippe