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Why Did The RAF Use .303 Caliber Machine Guns in WW2? The Surprising Answer

Why Did The RAF Use .303 Caliber Machine Guns in WW2? The Surprising Answer

303 browning Machine Gun in its Aircraft is a puzzling Reality

Britain’s use of the .303 browning machine gun in its aircraft is a puzzling reality. While most other nations used at least some form of heavier armament, the RAF soldiered on in 1939 and 1940 with its rifle-caliber guns.

A lot of people aren’t entirely sure, including me, and that’s why I decided to find out once and for all why the British didn’t equip their aircraft with .50 caliber or 20mm caliber machine guns at the outbreak of WW2.
 
Credit to : Caliban Rising – Aviation History

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