Comments by "Simon Nonymous" (@Simon_Nonymous) on "Why did Spitfires change their guns? (Ft. Jonathan Ferguson)" video.

  1. 0:27 and that is not a .303 round. A shame this has to only be about Spitfires, when both the Gladiator and the Hurricane took the .303 Browning into the air first, and the Hurricane was right up there with initial experimental cannon fits; they had the same issues as the Spitfire fits, strangely enough. Otherwise - a great collaboration, and the later wing types on the Spitfire are a really good story of how to get the best balance. Controversial? Not really, just an arguing point for the armchair warriors out there!
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  2. Yes I just spotted that straight away; I think it's a 30-06 rather than a 7.92 x 57
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  3. It was also a weapon that was fully developed and tested, and used available ammunition. Indeed lightweight with a high rate of fire, they were the best available at the time - of course 20mm cannons and .5" BMG come along eventually, but this video makes quite clear the introduction of the 20mm was not a smooth process.
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