They MOCKED His TANK CANNON Experiment — Until It Sank A Destroyer

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The B-25G Mitchell was the result of a desperate experiment to break the stalemate in the Pacific: mounting a massive 75mm M4 tank cannon inside the nose of a medium bomber. While engineers in the US claimed the recoil would tear the aircraft apart, "Pappy" Gunn and North American Aviation built the "Flying Anvil" anyway. History often remembers the high-altitude bombing campaigns, but it overlooks the gritty, low-level "Strafers" who turned bombers into flying artillery. Captain Ed Larner took this "Cartoon Weapon" into combat against a Japanese Destroyer, proving that a plane could punch through ship armor with a single shot. This mission changed naval warfare forever, proving that the solution to an unsinkable ship was a bigger gun. This isn't just a story about a modification; it is the origin story of the modern gunship.

They Mocked His 'Tank Cannon' Experiment — Until It Sank A Destroyer

This World War 2 documentary-style story reveals how a tank gun became the deadliest weapon in the Pacific.

✅In this video we cover:
-Why the standard B-25 wasn't enough to sink destroyers
-The engineering nightmare of fitting a 75mm cannon in a nose cone
-Captain Ed Larner's "suicide" run against a Japanese warship
-The terrifying manual loading process inside the cockpit
-How this experiment paved the way for the A-10 Warthog

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