HMSWarspite
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[QUOTE]Originally posted by Paul Goodman [B] You can easily count the 14 machine guns. four in the nose, four in the blisters, 2 top turret, 2 tail, 1 port, 1 stbd waist; yup, 14 alright. I personally don't think I would feel too snug in a barge with this guy bearing down on me, armored or not. In addition to the horrific fire from the nose, the tail guns would fire directly down into the barge as the aircraft past over, climbing. Argh! Paul [/B][/QUOTE] IIRC the 14 MGs in a solid nose B25J were 14 foward firing MGs, not total. 8 in a solid nose (two columns of 4,) 4 in the blisters, and the top turret. The rest (tail, waist etc) were just(!) for self defence. Grand total 18 50cal MG, good for all minor clearance work, and infestation control! (800/4390 J's were solid nose ).
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