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Topic: U.S.N. 20 MM. OERLIKON OPS. |
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Steve Tuhy
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Posted on: Jan 29, 2007 - 7:48am
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HOW WAS A PT BOATS 20 MM. LOADED, FIRED AND MAINTAINED?
AND, WHAT WENT WHERE?
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Steve Tuhy
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Posted on: Feb 2, 2007 - 5:33am
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OKAY FOLKS! SINCE NOBODY BIT ON THE BAIT, I'LL CHANGE THE QUESTION TO " WHERE IS THE TRIGGER LOCATED AND WHAT DOES IT LOOK LIKE?" I KNOW THAT VARIOUS NATIONS DURING W.W.II HAD A LICENSE TO MANUFACTURE THE OERLIKON 20 MM. CANNON AND THAT EACH MAY HAVE MADE CHANGES TO THE ORIGINAL DESIGN TO SUIT THEIR NEEDS. I HAVE AN OVERALL SUMMARY DRAWING OF ONE FROM THE ROYAL NAVY. THE PROBLEM IS THAT MY MODELING SUBJECT WAS USED IN THE THE U.S. NAVY. SOME CHANGES MAY HAVE OCCURED.
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Will Day
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Posted on: Feb 2, 2007 - 10:02am
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The trigger on 20mm guns was a lever device located on the left side of breechblock. The Lambert & Ross book ALLIED COASTAL CRAFT V.II has excellent information and illustrations.....
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Steve Tuhy
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Posted on: Feb 2, 2007 - 1:17pm
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THANKS WILL.
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Jerry Gilmartin |
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Posted on: Feb 6, 2007 - 5:43am
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Hi Steve, I sent you an email with a photo of the 20mm mounted on PT658. In it you can see the trigger assembly. Jerry
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Jerry Gilmartin
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Posted on: Feb 6, 2007 - 5:51am
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Almost forgot that Mike Montana has the booklet "Know your PT Boat online at http://www.pt171.org/default.htm that talks a little bit about the 20mm cannon on pages 20-22. Mike has done a great job on his website, and you will get a kick out of reading this training booklet from Melville! Jerry
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steve
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Posted on: Feb 9, 2007 - 12:16pm
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Hi
theres a lot of info in that manual for modellers if they read it.
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Steve Tuhy
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Posted on: Feb 12, 2007 - 7:05am
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THANKS, JERRY AND STEVE.
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