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[StartQuote] peter tare/the 20 mm were not in turrets.they were on mounts.i do not know ther weight ofm the magazines.never really thought about it.i think ours were loaded with .every three sjopts, tracer/amour peircing and explosive.in that order.the magAzine chest held three magAzines.you lifted the magazine out by a handkle on it/swung it up in the air and brought it down,.at an amngle, to slizde into the slot made for it on top of thhe bArrell.inn my case i srtood on ther right hAnd side of the gun.there was also a metal tube on the side of tje mount to slizde a red hot barrrwel iinroto if it got glowing too hot.we only hAd a very short tiime to twist ther jot barrel off /and drop it into the tube of water to coolit off.by glowing hot the barrel was a beacon for tyhe japanese gunners to sight in on.we haS A SPARE BARREL NEEARBY TO REPLACE THE ONE REMOVED.WE NEVER HAD TO REPLACE A BARREL TO MY M,EMORY.WE ALSO HAD HOT" GLOVES TO USE IN THER PROCEEDURE.bow that you mention it they were heavy.ummmmmm.never tyhought of that.just picked up the used one on the gun/picked up tje replacvement one and dtopperd it in tyhe barrell.dropped tjhe used one on the deck and placed it back into the deck chect after gq. hravy ?? oh well justt part of the job/i was just curioou at one time therre was no retaining rail to stop the gun from completing a complete circle.i heard that once a gun kkepty firing all the wauy around and sjhot a skippers head off.romour or ttruth/don,t know.anyjhow the added the stop raail to keep som,ething llike that from happening.i think tjhe 20 mm only turned to stop prior to reaching the twin fifties on the sode of the cockpit.lTER I WAS ASSIGNED TO THE TWIN FIFTIES ON THE SIDE OF THE COCKKPIT.NOPE/DIODNB,T SHOOT ANYONES HEAD OFF/JUST A ROUTINE RE ASSIGNMENT earl richmond[EndQuote]
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