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alross2

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Post a Reply To This Topic    Reply With Quotes     Edit Message     View Profile of alross2   Send Email To alross2 Posted on: Jan 18, 2009 - 4:55pm
I've never seen any photos or references of the twin 20mm mount being fitted to WWII PTs, although they were fitted to a couple of the four post-war boats (809-812). The standard USN twin mount, the MK24, was actually several hundred pounds lighter than the single pedestal mount MK4 and was mounted on a tripod just a couple inches shorter than the standard MK10 single mount.

The Brits fitted the twin 20mm to a large number of their "short boats". Usually the MKIX pedestal mount, these mounts replaced the .50 Vickers turret on the US built Vospers, were fitted to the 73' Vospers, the 71'9" BPB MTBs (in place of the MKV twin power mount), and amidships on the Higgins PTs transferred to the RN.

Al Ross


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Frank J Andruss Sr

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Post a Reply To This Topic    Reply With Quotes     Edit Message     View Profile of Frank J Andruss Sr   Send Email To Frank J Andruss Sr Posted on: Jan 19, 2009 - 6:03am
Thank You Dr. Ross for your information on the 20MM Mounts.


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Post a Reply To This Topic    Reply With Quotes     Edit Message     View Profile of alross2   Send Email To alross2 Posted on: Jan 19, 2009 - 7:10am
I'm going to have to start acting like Gibbs on NCIS and start whacking you guys on the back of the head... :-) It's Al, just Al.

Al Ross


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