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RE: Flakvierling just enough to perhaps down Il 2
Posted by: Rainer Kolbicz ()
Date: July 18, 2001 08:48PM

<HTML>Hi Nonny

The Il2M3 had 10mm armored plates under the fuselage and 6mm around the engine and the cockpit. A Sturmovik was able to absorb direct hits from 20mm shells. Thats why the Germans called them cement-bomber.

A Il2M3 was fitted with two 23mm guns in the wing (longer range then a 20mm and a greater armour penetrating ability) and could be fitted with two 37mm NS-11 guns, which was able to knock out Tiger tanks.

Sure, it was possible to shoot down a Il-2 with 20mm with a few hits, but quite difficult from such a unsteady gunplatform like a U-boat on the surface in evasive manoeuvers.

Regards
Rainer</HTML>

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U 676 flak claims. Part 2. Andrey 07/17/2001 02:21PM
RE: U 676 flak claims. Part 2. Rainer Kolbicz 07/17/2001 04:18PM
20mm Flakvierling more than enough to down an Il 2 Nonny 07/18/2001 04:12PM
RE: Flakvierling just enough to perhaps down Il 2 Rainer Kolbicz 07/18/2001 08:48PM
RE: Flakvierling just enough to perhaps down Il 2 Andrey 07/19/2001 03:47PM
Was U676 armed with a 3.7 cm/57 Flak M43? Nonny 07/19/2001 05:04PM
RE: Was U676 armed with a 3.7 cm/57 Flak M43? Rainer Kolbicz 07/19/2001 10:16PM
RE: Flakvierling just enough to perhaps down Il 2 Rainer Kolbicz 07/19/2001 06:44PM


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