ZRS-5 USS Macon
Not including the Sparrowhawk aircraft, what were the machine gun armaments of the US Navy airship USS Macon (or Akron for that matter) and where were the machine guns located on this ship? Also, were...
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As far as I can tell, the airships were unarmed except for the fighters.
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They were armed. The gun positions were along the top of the airships. Not sure how many or where precisely located. "Shortly after 0930 the Macon's topside lookouts were reporting six Vought SU-1...
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I don't know specifically about Macon but I have a video which shows the Akron with 30 cal Browning machine guns mounted in the control car. They are the aircraft type with duel handle spade grips and...
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of WW1 had the guns atop and by the control car. A long time ago I saw a Wallace Beery (sic) movie "This Man's Navy" wherein he is in the US Navy chasing down Uboats from an airship. In the battle,...
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Anyone who wants videos and books about US airships the link below has several. The Airship Video History Series has several very well done videos with good narratives whose accuracy seems very high...
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