Hispano-Suiza HS.404 - Wikipedia
The cannon is also referred to as Birkigt type 404, after its designer Marc Birkigt and later versions based on British development are known as 20 mm Hispano. [2] Firing a 20 mm calibre projectile, it delivered a significant load of explosive from a relatively light weapon.
Hispano 20mm Cannon - Mk. I with belt feed mechanism
2023年11月10日 · The handbook goes into great detail describing all the mix-and-match components for gas operation, cocking, and breech block variation, and this was only 1940. It gets further confusing as sometimes a new mark number is used for a part, and this does not necessarily mean that it was a part designed specifically for either the Mk.
P-51 (original with 20mm) production block - WW2Aircraft.net
2021年12月15日 · The US manufactured 20mm Hispano were rated as not being suitable for use in aircraft installations, so were placed into ground mounts and issued to the RAF Regiment as AA weapons.
The Pacific War Online Encyclopedia: Hispano-Suiza 20mm Cannon
The British Mark 5 and American T31/M3 were shorter and lighter than the original design, and both improved the rate of fire to 750 rounds per minute, increasing the gun power to 240. The Hispano-Suiza cannon was designed by Marc Birkigt, a Swiss working in France, and was adopted by Britain's Royal Air Force as the Hispano-Suiza Type 404.
Cartridge case terminology and identification – Stephen Taylor, …
2017年10月28日 · All of these can give vital clues to identifying a cartridge case. The neck can give an approximate calibre, (although the diameter inside the mouth is more accurate), and the slope of the shoulder can differentiate between similar cartridge cases (e.g. 20mm Oerlikon has a much longer more graduated shoulder than 20mm Hispano-Suiza).
Hispano-Suiza HS.404 | Military Wiki | Fandom
Firing a 20 mm caliber projectile, it delivered a useful load of explosive from a relatively light weapon. This made it an ideal anti-aircraft weapon for mounting on light vehicles, as well as a fighter aircraft gun replacing the multiple 7.62 mm (.30 caliber) and .303 inch (7.7 mm) machine guns commonly used in military aircraft in the 1930s.
20mm Hispano MKII machine-cannon - joematlock.net
The most common type in the American Army Air Force was the 20 mm Hispano MKII cannon. The characteristics of these weapons could vary considerably, and their lethality generally improved as the War wore on. There were numerous models of cannon of the 20 mm type manufactured by all the combatants.
Seafire lll - Use of Mk V 20mm Cannon - Britmodeller.com
2019年11月21日 · The Mk ll Hispano cannon was the standard 20mm cannon used on all Spitfires and a large number of Seafires. With the introduction of the Seafire lll, and the ongoing desire to reduce weight, the Mk V cannon began appearing on later models of this variant.
20 mm M2 Hispano Aircraft Autocannon | World War II Database
The 20mm M2 Hispano aircraft cannon was a development of the French Hispano-Suiza HS.404 built under license in the United States for the USAAC and US Navy.
British .303 vs 50 Cal M2 | Page 3 | Aircraft of World War II ...
2018年4月17日 · besides using wikipedia, what was the difference in weight between a Mk.5 Hispano and M2 Browning? Here's the comparison between the 20mm Hispano and the Mk108 30 x 99.Note that only 1/3 of the 30mm is propellant. Muzzle velocity is only 550 m/s, which means a 5 meter drop at 550 meters.