Aqizithiuda wrote:Azurg wrote:Where? I can't find anything from before WWII.
The Becker was patented in 1914 and saw use by 1917.
Ulfr-Reich wrote:20mm Becker existed; as did 20mm maxim guns (pom pom best, awww yeaahhh). Most Assuredly other models & examples exist.
The Pom Poms were all 37mm or larger, I believe.
Yup the maxim pom - poms were 37mm.
Ww1 say the birth of many cannon calibres, with many of then being designed originally for air to ground use. Oh boy how fun it must have been to fire a big ass 25mm vickers gun from a ww1 string bag. ..