ost (Chris Mark) wrote in message ...
From: mjmarron

What would be more effective for strafing -- An F-51 with it's six
50-calibers or an A-1 with its four 20 mm cannon?

-Mike (my money's on the A-1) Marron

Whatever makes the bigger hole. twentymikemike presumably. But the .50 was
adequate, when used correctly and with sufficient volume, to deal with most of
the tanks of WW2/korea era.

The Americans did some tests in 1951 in Korea, using some USAF and
USMC planes to strafe trucks (the story is on the web somewhere).
Basically the six .50s in the USAF planes did little damage, whereas
the 20mm was devastating.

Tony Williams
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