How many guns did the Hawker Hurricane Mk 1 have?

Answer 1

it didn't have as many guns as it had cannon for "tank busting"i'm hazy on what caliber they were;but the japanese zero-sen han 20 mm cannon and machineguns!!!!the mark 1 had 8-.303 browning machineguns;the mark 2b had 12- .303 machine guns and the mark 2c had 4-20 mm cannon!!!!!look out you tiger tanks and whirbelwinds!!!

Answer 2

8.

They mounted the 1,030 hp (768 kW) Rolls-Royce Merlin Mk. II or III engine and were armed with eight .303 inch Browning machine guns. These early planes were rather simple, with fabric-covered wings, a wooden 2-bladed fixed-pitch propeller, and without armour or self-sealing tanks.

In 1939 the new Mk. I included a de Havilland or Rotol constant-speed metal propeller, ejector-exhaust stacks for added thrust, metal-covered wings, armour and other changes. At the start of the war the RAF had taken on about 500 of this later design and it formed the backbone of the fighter squadrons during the Battle of France and into the Battle of Britain. The first RAF ace of the war, Cobber Kain, flew the Hurricane with 73 Squadron.

Although using older technology the Hurricane was a match to an extent with the Messerschmitt Bf 109. In his book Duel of Eagles, British ace Peter Townsend, who flew Hurricanes with No. 85 Squadron RAF during the Battle of Britain, provides a multitude of first-hand examples demonstrating how the Hurricane's superior turning ability could offset the Me 109's higher speed. Another factor in the Hurricane's performance was the Merlin engine that also powered the Supermarine Spitfire, specially after the introduction of Miss Shilling's orifice. The Merlin, thanks to a different supercharger design, gave more power at low altitude than the Daimler-Benz DB 601 used in the Bf 109. Above 15,000 feet the DB601A-1 was better the Merlin III and XII.

Answer 3

Lol I guess your prob British.
The Hawker Hurrican was outfitted in several combinations of various armaments troughtout its long careere. The first model the Mk I adapted from the Hk Fury was equiped with 8, 0.303in (7.7mm) Colt Browning Machine guns. Later with the addition of the Mk II many were fitted with 12 .303 Machine guns and labeled the Mk IIB. The Mk IIC had an aramament of 4 20mm Hispanio cannons. Even later models of this aircraft the designation Mk IID was a special anti-tank version were armed with 2 1.58in (40mm) Vickers Cannons and 2 0.303 machine guns. So I hope this answeres your question. If you do your research even later models were fitted with bombs and rockets. Later!

Answer 4

The Hawker Hurricane MK 1 had 4 .303 mg of approx .30 caliber in each wing. The theory (in the 30's when it was designed) was that 8 Mg's would take down most enemy AC. Germany proved that it was the WEIGHT of shot, that brought down AC, not merely the amount of rounds spent. Early trials with Hispano cannons in 1940 led to disappointment due to gun stoppages, by mid 1941 this was worked out, and Hurricanes and Spitfires gained Cannon armament. Hurricanes when in the "tank busting" rolls carried up to 40MM cannons (one under each wing), and were fantastic in the roll (although performance suffered greatly). Little known fact. Hurricanes shot down more German AC in the battle of Britain than spitfires.