groundpounder wrote:
the dogfights count is as follows;
nose: 2 x .50
1 left cheek .50
1 right cheek.50
flight deck: 1 fixed .50
upper turret: 2 x .50
radio operator: 2 x .50
left waist: 2 x .50
right waist: 2x .50
tail: 2 x .50
ball turret: 2 x .5
they say 19 on the show but my count is 17. what did i miss??
That's Hollywood for you!
You probably missed nothing..they did.
My thinking was 2 per R/L cheek area, but it would be dependant on what kind of support structure/decking
these guys could cobble together to handle the shock. Also, consideration was made for the bombsight.
If you went with one .50 per cheek..how about another pair of ventral .50's firing downward in
support of the ball turret if he was focused elsewhere? Forward of the tailwheel near the crew door...
similar to the position Gary replicated on B-24A? All positions don't have to be manned, but must be "handy" to
a nearby gunner when the threat changes.
The belly is rather limited in defense from a vertical attack from below by multiple aggressors.
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