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Actually is an M39A1 20mm cannon developed by the Springfield Armory after WWII. There are a pair of them mounted in the F-5 fighter shown here:
Dan
Dan
The F-20 was supposed to be, like the F-5 for smaller air forces with lower budgets. Both filled the bill nicely. The F-20 was killed by the US' willingness to sell F-16 and such for pretty low prices. Old technique, kill off your competition by underselling them, then when you're in the cat bird's seat, charge what you want.Regarding "depleted uranium". If the concern is radioactivity, there is no threat, hence the term "depleted".
The metal is used as a projectile for it's mass, as I understand it.
The F-5 was a nifty little fighter. General Chuck Yeager was involved in the development of it's twin-engined successor, the F-20. His accolades regarding the airframe speak much regarding the plane's capability.
Mike
The F-20 was designed for Tiawan. It would have a radar and carry an AIM-7 radar guided missile. Tiawan didn't want the F-20. It was considered inferior because the US wasn't using it. They also proposed a version of the F-16 with a J-79 engine as a way of limiting the range and making it strictly a defensive weapon, but no one wanted that either.The F-20 was supposed to be, like the F-5 for smaller air forces with lower budgets. Both filled the bill nicely. The F-20 was killed by the US' willingness to sell F-16 and such for pretty low prices. Old technique, kill off your competition by underselling them, then when you're in the cat bird's seat, charge what you want.
You know, I miss those old smoking Phantoms. I know they are seriously outdated, but nostalgia being what it is, I can't help but feel they were the best fighter bomber ever. The whining sound, the rip of the gun and the plumes of black smoke as they were going away are sights and sounds I'll never forget. And yea, that gun may only have been good for ground attack, but if you were on the ground, it was a wonderful sound to hear. Thanks for being there.The F-20 was designed for Tiawan. It would have a radar and carry an AIM-7 radar guided missile. Tiawan didn't want the F-20. It was considered inferior because the US wasn't using it. They also proposed a version of the F-16 with a J-79 engine as a way of limiting the range and making it strictly a defensive weapon, but no one wanted that either.
I flew F-4s and we had the Hughes MK IV gun pod. It was a two gun pod with guns mounted vertically with a total rate of fire of 4,000 rpm. Fun to use, but strictly air-to-ground.
I remember an outstanding quote - and quite true at the time - that somewhere around the globe Phantom/IIs had been someone's front line fighter for half the time man has engaged in powered flight.You know, I miss those old smoking Phantoms. I know they are seriously outdated, but nostalgia being what it is, I can't help but feel they were the best fighter bomber ever. The whining sound, the rip of the gun and the plumes of black smoke as they were going away are sights and sounds I'll never forget. And yea, that gun may only have been good for ground attack, but if you were on the ground, it was a wonderful sound to hear. Thanks for being there.
LOLCan it shoot .410's?
I'm waiting for the version with an unfluted cylinder.
Sort of harmless:Regarding "depleted uranium". If the concern is radioactivity, there is no threat, hence the term "depleted".
The metal is used as a projectile for it's mass, as I understand it.
Mike