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Old 2nd Mar 2018, 21:09
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The F-86 armament of 6 x .50 cal MG was not effective. The US Navy instead incorporated 4 x 20 mm cannon into it FJ-2 Fury II proving the airframe could accommodate them. Unfortunately they were too late to take part in the Korean War and thus prove the superiority of the 20 mm cannon against the .50 cal mg.
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