History of War – October 2019

OPERATOR’S HANDBOOK: DEWOITINE D.520

“TWO 7.5MM MAC34 TYPE 39 MACHINE

GUNS WERE CARRIED IN EACH WING FED

BY BELTS OF 675 ROUNDS”

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TheD.520packedaneffectivepunch,

although it hada lowrateof fire.A 20mm

HispanoSuizaHS404nestledin a sleeve

betweenthecylindersof theengine,firing

out of thenosecone.Fedbya 60-round

magazine,thisgave 10 secondsoffire.

Emptycartridgeswerecaughtin a second

drum,andbothcouldbereplacedonthe

groundin justthreeminutes.Two7.5mm

MAC34Type 39 machinegunswerecarried

in eachwing, fedbybeltsof 675rounds,

giving the machineguns 30 seconds offire.

Below:TheHS404hasseenwideservicefittedto aircraft

and armoured vehicles, and as an anti-aircraft gun

Above:Thenosecannonand

twogunsin eachwinggavethe

D.520a heavypunch,although

limitedby a slow rate offire