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Lewis Mark III
| Bore |
0.303" 7.7 mm |
| Ammunition
type |
AP or incendiary |
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Weight of projectile |
0.40 ounce 11.3 gram |
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Velocity |
2500 feet per second 762 meters per second |
| Rate of fire | 700 rounds per minute |
| Gun weight |
17 lbs 7.7 kg |
| Gun power |
13 |
The Lewis Mark III was a design dating from the First World War. It saw use only in a few obsolescent models of Allied aircraft, having been replaced by the Vickers K gun and then by heavier caliber weapons. However, the Japanese Navy variant, the Type 92, was widely used as a flexible mounted aircraft weapon.
References
Williams and
Gustin (2003)
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