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The Ugly Truth: Cannons Better Than .50 Cal?

Summary by World War Wings
The question surfaces constantly in WWII aviation discussions: which was better, the American .50 caliber machine gun or the German 20mm cannon? The honest answer is that the question itself is the problem. Both choices made sense for the forces that used them, and understanding why requires looking at context rather than raw data. Why the US Stayed With the .50 Cal America standardized around the .50 caliber M2 Browning before the war and kept …
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World War Wings broke the news on Tuesday, April 28, 2026.
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