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RE: Aviation Defense
Posted by: Rainer Kolbicz ()
Date: April 27, 2001 06:27AM

<HTML>Hi Frank

The MG-42 had an effective fire range of 1000 meters and on this distance almost no armour piercing effect. The MG was outranged by the 12,7 mm guns used in the most anti-submarine aircraft. So it was probably only used to support the main AA weapons like the 2cm and 3,7cm Flak. You get a psychological effect - on one side for the crew and on the pilot of the attacking plane, because he had to go through many more tracers from the u-boat.

The 2cm/65 C/38 Flak had a effective range of 4000-4500 meters and the firing rate was about 220 rounds (practical).
The quadruple-mounted 2cm Flak with a firing rate of 880 rounds per minute (75% high explosives and 25% armour piercing) was probably the best weapon to repulse an attack by a low flying aircraft.

Regards
Rainer</HTML>

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Subject Written By Posted
Aviation Defense Frank Blazich 04/27/2001 12:41AM
RE: Aviation Defense Rainer Kolbicz 04/27/2001 06:27AM
RE: Aviation Defense Marc Haldimann 04/27/2001 07:32AM
RE: Aviation Defense John Griffiths 04/27/2001 08:23AM
RE: Aviation Defense Rainer Kolbicz 04/27/2001 12:05PM
RE: Aviation Defense Marc Haldimann 04/27/2001 12:55PM
RE: Aviation Defense John griffiths 04/27/2001 05:32PM
RE: Aviation Defense Marc Haldimann 04/28/2001 10:55AM
RE: Aviation Defense kpp 04/27/2001 01:54PM
RE: Aviation Defense kurt 04/29/2001 05:26PM


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