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Show 'Can-Opener' Planes Are Poison to German Tanks LONDON. The secret of the Royal Roy-al Air force's tank-busting airplanes, which have earned the name "can-openers" "can-openers" because of their work in North Africa, was officially revealed. The "can-openers" are Hurricanes designed especially for use against armored vehicles. They carry two 40-mm. guns, one in each wing. The guns are capable of automatic or single shot fire with a shell weigh-. weigh-. ing 2Vz pounds. The gun itself, specially designed for aircraft use, weighs only 320 pounds. The plane also carries two . 303 Browning machine guns. |