I recently purchased the Haynes book on the Blenheim, and while it has some great information included, there was one small detail they omitted that I haven’t been able to nail down. How much ammunition did the Blenheim carry in its wing-mounted .303 and how much ammo was carried in the gun pack that the IF & IVF variants used?
Anyone know or have a recommendation on a good site that might be a start to finding the answer. I haven’t been able to turn up much using search engines.
By: PhantomII - 11th July 2017 at 20:34
I was able to finally figure out the belly pack thing and 500 rounds per gun is indeed what I’m seeing.
A recent reference work I bought said 400 rounds for the wing gun in the IV, so I’d assume it’s the same for all variants.
The more I read about the Blenheim, the more interested I become in it. First off, seeing it fly is always a treat. It’s faster and more agile than you would at first think. An amazing airplane to say the least.
By: brewerjerry - 5th July 2017 at 04:52
Hi
Mk IF belly gun pack was 500 rounds per gun,
most likely IVF was the same.
wing gun ? educated guess 300 rounds
cheers
jerry
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July 5, 2017 at 12:54 am