John Boyle wrote in message ...
To Cub Driver, Walt BJ, et al: Does anyone remember the B-25J with a 75
millimeter cannon firing off center, used in the Pacific theater?

Indeed - an interesting beast. The M4 gun was based on the Sherman
tank's 75mm gun, and was still manually loaded. It must have been fun
chucking those big shells in the breech while trying to stay balanced
as the plane made its attack run. I understand that the recoil was
such that by the end of a typical four-shot attack run, the plane was
slowed by about 10 mph.

Tony Williams
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