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WW1 Aircraft Modeling => WW1 Aircraft Information/Questions => Topic started by: fredjocko on November 25, 2015, 11:02:19 AM

Title: Guns on 1915 French Morane Sauliner
Post by: fredjocko on November 25, 2015, 11:02:19 AM

Hi:

Did the French use the Hotchkiss on the Type N in 1915 or did they use the French Vickers or something else? As always thank you so much for your assistance.

Thanx,
Carl

Title: Re: Guns on 1915 French Morane Sauliner
Post by: ALBATROS1234 on November 25, 2015, 04:21:49 PM

early hotchkiss like the gaspatch hotchkiss m 1909 version.not the later heavy gun which was mainly used on larger craft

Title: Re: Guns on 1915 French Morane Sauliner
Post by: fredjocko on November 25, 2015, 08:53:52 PM

Thank you so much. Perfect, I have one of those beauties in my stash.

Title: Re: Guns on 1915 French Morane Sauliner
Post by: xan on November 26, 2015, 01:29:06 AM

I think they used both:Vickers cal. 7,7 mm or Hotchkiss cal. 7,9 mm

Title: Re: Guns on 1915 French Morane Sauliner
Post by: coyotemagic on November 26, 2015, 03:01:28 AM

Glad to see you back in it, Carl!  Be sure to check your references.  It'll be obvious from the photos which aircraft used which gun.  Most, but not all, of the French aircraft used the early light Hotchkiss.  The British Moranes used Vickers or Lewis guns.
Cheers,
Bud

Title: Re: Guns on 1915 French Morane Sauliner
Post by: fredjocko on November 26, 2015, 05:47:36 AM

Thank you Bud. I'm doing a French N for the group build and the machine gun in the Special Hobby kit looks like a Lewis gun and I've found any pictures of either plane offered in the kit.

Title: Re: Guns on 1915 French Morane Sauliner
Post by: ALBATROS1234 on November 26, 2015, 06:06:06 PM

one of the special hobby kits is a french version.that one has the black cowl on the box,it has a hotchkiss.the brit version has a red cowl on the box and has a lewis gun.the vast majority of french ones did use a hotchkiss but checking references wouldnt be a bad idea.