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Old 07-06-2008, 11:07 PM
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Originally Posted by Spitfire XIV-E View Post
Standard armament on the F6F consisted of 6 .50 calibre Browning M2/AN air-cooled machine guns with 400 rounds each; ...F6F-5's could carry a mix of a pair of Hispano 20 mm cannon, one mounted in each of the inboard gunbays, with a minimum of 220 rounds per gun, along with 2 pairs of .50 calibre machine guns with 400 rounds per gun, .
John Wayne's particular Hellcat had about ten thousand rounds per gun !

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