OWK Real Parts Guide

[onderon]

I made it myself waaaaay back in the day. That’s the original image, hosted on my photo server.

Then I gotta save it for myself!

 

[AnubisGuard]

What you’ve called a “heat sink” for the aircraft mounted ANM2 Browning, is actually a recoil booster.

Wild; I also had assumed that a "booster" was some sort of heat sink. I had no idea anyone would intentionally magnify recoil.

 

[Jediseth]

What you’ve called a “heat sink” for the aircraft mounted ANM2 Browning, is actually a recoil booster.
Those washers are not accurate, and may mislead uninformed people.
The proper numerical order for the hales rifle grenade is No. 3 Mk 1, the common parlance for what you’ve listed as the grenades “turbine” is a wind vane.
Common language, or jargon, is important in a group discussion.

Interesting I was taking to a gentleman from Canada who has worked on .303 machine guns to add to planes for a museum and other projects. I tried to buy a booster from him and was only able to get a flash. He corrected me and told me the proper name was a muzzle choke.

 

[scarf man]

Booster is the common jargon in use on the RPF, and in the hobby at large. Let’s not try to reinvent the wheel.

 

[APOLLO IND]

Interesting I was taking to a gentleman from Canada who has worked on .303 machine guns to add to planes for a museum and other projects. I tried to buy a booster from him and was only able to get a flash. He corrected me and told me the proper name was a muzzle choke.

Right booster is just Jargon. You talk to other people, and they'll tell you something completely different haha! Always interesting to hear new things about this stuff though, thanks for sharing!

 

[teecrooz]

It’s actually referred to just as the MkIII muzzle attachment in the blueprints as well as reference books. The constricted area‘s purpose is to act as a booster to aid in barrel recoil, hence the name. The muzzle attachment itself has two attachment options. A MkII flash hider (longer conical piece) or a muzzle choke (which we refer to as the booster cone).

I’ll tag mugatu in case he wants to chime in.

 

[APOLLO IND]

It’s actually referred to just as the muzzle attachment in the blueprints as well as reference books. The constricted area‘s purpose is to act as a booster to aid in barrel recoil, hence the name. The muzzle attachment itself has two attachment options. A flash hider (longer conical piece) or a muzzle choke (which we refer to as the booster cone).

Wow! It always amazes me how much knowledge is hiding in the members of the community and in these threads. So awesome!

 

[scottjua]

Listen to tecrooz..

What a booster is: "The recoil booster was first introduced in the Vickers machine gun of 1912. The Vickers, like the Maxim gun from which it was developed, uses a short recoil action. At firing, the recoil from the cartridge pushes the barrel backwards within the gun. This movement provides the energy required to extract and eject the spent cartridge, and compresses the recoil spring to complete the cycle. The muzzle booster increased the recoil transmitted to the barrel by directing some of the escaping gas into pushing the barrel back rather than letting it all expand outwards at the muzzle. This increased the initial velocity of the barrel and lock, providing more energy for the operation of the mechanism."

 

[cdyoung]

Great information, teecrooz and scottjua. I’ll add these images for further visual reference, regarding the Browning .303.

Source: .303 Browning Flash Arrestor Omission on Hurricanes

 

[newmagrathea]

I think that photo of the grenade with the pin next to I took of one of The Ninja Hales.

 

[Remote People]

I think that photo of the grenade with the pin next to I took of one of The Ninja Hales.

Great - will credit you for it!

 

[The Ninja]

I think that photo of the grenade with the pin next to I took of one of The Ninja Hales.

Also the AS Taps are mine, I took the photo and posted in my hunting thread.

 

[Remote People]

Thanks will credit you too!

 

[onderon]

Unfortunately this blueprint is for the No20 grenade but I am wondering if anyone have found the one for No3 Mk1?

Also this might be interesting too. Specially page 7 (page 7 in the book, page 13 in the pdf).