Savoia Marchetti SM95b: the enigmatic case of the defensive armament.

[Overstrand]

Hello everybody, Overstrand here. This is my first post and I am grateful to have joined this community!
As stated in the title, I am searching about this obscure bomber's armament layout: was it meant to receive a glass made nose?
Is it true the defensive mgs planned to be mounted on the bird were either 5x12,7mm or 5x15mm?
If you know more about this plane (or even better, if you have any photographic evidence of the prototye/blueprints regarding the armament) feel free to make my wondering mind a little less fatigued.
Thank you all in advance!

 

[Apophenia]

Welcome aboard Overstrand

See here: https://www.secretprojects.co.uk/threads/last-italian-bombers-part-1-savoia-marchetti-s-m-95b.12128/

According to Skybolt and Nico, the SM.95B's glazed nose was inspired by that of the Fiat BR.20bis (although not the same). SM.95B armament was to be 5 x 12.7 mm Breda-SAFAT guns (350 rds each).

 

[Overstrand]

Pretty informative piece of infos. No photoes/ blueprints then?

 

[archipeppe]

I would rename such topic as: "Savoia Marchetti SM95b: the enigmatic case of the nose"....

Since the nose is like the BR-20Bis's one but not the same. There are no blueprint or even a crude company sketch.
The result is that my artworks ar obviously wrong by so far and I don't know how to fix them....

 

[Alexander severus]

It Is true than italian air force planned to use the SM95 to bomb new York?

 

[Justo Miranda]

It Is true than italian air force planned to use the SM95 to bomb new York?

-Piaggio P.23 R

-Cant Z.511

-Savoia SM 95

 

[Justo Miranda]

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