Mitchell Holman <noemail@verizont.net> wrote in
news:XnsA7644BBC0D276noemailattnet@216.166.97.131:
> DAN <dan@no.spam.thanks> wrote in
> news:fjh3gc5smjrobtb3u84rih6i9jdb36cr6i@4ax.com:
>
>> Bob (not my real pseudonym) wrote:
>>
>>>Golly.
>>
>> Yes, I was imagining this monster making a straffing pass at a hapless
>> truck convoy...
>>
>
>
> Looks like it would run out of ammo in a hurry.
>
>
>
rare occasions for straffing pass by large bombers. (attack bombers such
as B-25 & B-26 or A-20s excluded)
head-on attacks by enemy fighters tended to be extremly fast with
high closing rates at a very vulnerable part of the large bombers.
thats the reason for the chin turrets. but firing time would be short
|
|
')){kind=link}