[ARC5] Fwd: [Milsurplus] More Moron-ities. This Will Turn

[Kenneth G. Gordon]

On 23 Oct 2011 at 12:25, gordon white wrote:

> I think the B-17's guns were 50 caliber, not 30 caliber.

First or early models were .30 caliber, and there were very few of 
them. Changed to .50 caliber very shortly after the first use of the 
B-17 in combat, and many more of those added later.

Each .50 caliber machine gun weighs around 100 lbs.

I believe at least one configuration of the B-17 included 13 .50s, or 
1300 lbs of guns, less ammo.

Ken W7EKB