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Title: lMG 08/15 Spandau spent ammo chutes
Post by: Jamo on October 10, 2013, 06:48:32 PM

I have been wondering about the spent casing trays for the lMG 08/15 Spandau machine guns that Ron has produced in resin in 1/32 scale. Being unfamiliar with this technology I found this thread over at The 'Drome has some brilliant images and descriptions. Dave Watts is one of the foremost experts on this machine gun. Strongly recommend you take a look.

http://www.theaerodrome.com/forum/aircraft/48723-real-spandau-lmg-08-15-access.html

(http://fokkerdvii.com/pics/2/Spandau%20with%20chute%203.jpg)

(http://fokkerdvii.com/pics/2/Spandau%20with%20chute%202.jpg)

Cheers
James

Title: Re: lMG 08/15 Spandau spent ammo chutes
Post by: uncletony on October 11, 2013, 01:13:29 AM

There are indeed some very useful images in that thread...

It might be helpful to point out that these chutes should be thought of as a feature of a particular aircraft type and not part of the gun per se. In the same way, the ammunition feed chutes and spent belt collection systems varied from type to type.

On the lMG 08/15 the spent casing is simply ejected forward from a round hole under the barrel. It was up to the individual aircraft designer to decide where and how to route the ejected shell casing from there. Later Fokker types used these types of deflector trays. Albatros fighters routed the casings through pipes to exit below the fuselage. What about Fokker Eindeckers? Pfalz and Roland types? I dunno...