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Old May 19th, 2009, 10:17 PM
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Default Re: Lewis gun higher accuracy than Bren?

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Pity the poor guys who had to load an overwing Lewis on an SE5 in WW1 in a 120+ MPH gale...

I think it was mounted on a kind of track so that the pilot could pull it back into a semi-vertical position and change the mag from a sitting position.

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I think this is how it goes. Effectiveness of AA gun fire, 2%. Effectiveness of SAMs 8%. Effectiveness of the Ground 100%.

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