Author Topic: As the B17 is being worked on, something about her guns (Read 1425 times)

sullie363 · « **on:** March 14, 2006, 06:40:55 PM »

I was wondering if the new B17, which looks stunning btw, could have its side cheek guns enabled. I'm talking about the ones in the nose with the bombardier. I mean right now they're just for show and I wouldn't mind having two more guns with which to defend myself. I guess it also just seems odd why we can't use them anyway. It would be sort of like modeling in the top turret and then not being able to use it.

Karnak · « **Reply #1 on:** March 14, 2006, 06:47:54 PM »

They fire right now, you just can't man them personally.

ChopSaw · « **Reply #2 on:** March 14, 2006, 08:49:59 PM »

You know, I've never seen those things fire. I thought it was just me.

Hoarach · « **Reply #3 on:** March 14, 2006, 08:55:22 PM »

Like we need more lazers for us fighter pilots to face. Already they are ugly just a squeeze from them can take out any planes pw or damage to the engine.

APDrone · « **Reply #4 on:** March 14, 2006, 09:17:01 PM »

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Originally posted by ChopSaw
You know, I've never seen those things fire. I thought it was just me.

B17 Guns AH2

sullie363 · « **Reply #5 on:** March 14, 2006, 11:17:11 PM »

Wow, I've never seen them fire. Okay well then nevermind, unless people think they should actually be manned. I'd say they should be manned if they provide a sector of fire that no other gun can reach. But I'm pretty sure the chin gun can shoot at anything the cheek guns could so it's a non-issue.

ChopSaw · « **Reply #6 on:** March 14, 2006, 11:22:05 PM »

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Originally posted by Hoarach
Like we need more lazers for us fighter pilots to face. Already they are ugly just a squeeze from them can take out any planes pw or damage to the engine.

Stop blaming the buff guns for your own inadequacies.

ChopSaw · « **Reply #7 on:** March 14, 2006, 11:23:33 PM »

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Originally posted by APDrone
B17 Guns AH2

I'm pretty sure what you see there is from the belly turret.

APDrone · « **Reply #8 on:** March 14, 2006, 11:28:09 PM »

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Originally posted by ChopSaw
I'm pretty sure what you see there is from the belly turret.

Um..er..

They got a different anatomy class on that side of the rockies???

ohh.. wait a minute.. I see the confusion.. what we call the tail gun should really be the foot..

ThunderEGG · « **Reply #9 on:** March 15, 2006, 12:38:14 AM »

When I've had a gunner on board, I've seen the cheek guns rotate, and it has been a minor wish that they could be usable by the pilot.

Krusty · « **Reply #10 on:** March 15, 2006, 01:42:04 AM »

There's no need to use them. You have a better control via the nose, dorsal and ventral. They ONLY have about a 20-degree (if not less) arc of fire. It would be pointless to add positions for them.

Also note that the B17 is missing a radio room gun. I only realized this today.

ChopSaw · « **Reply #11 on:** March 15, 2006, 02:13:10 AM »

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Originally posted by APDrone
Um..er..

They got a different anatomy class on that side of the rockies???

ohh.. wait a minute.. I see the confusion.. what we call the tail gun should really be the foot..

I can decipher that you believe me to be in error. I can't translate Nebraskan any further than that. Could you be more specific?

ChopSaw · « **Reply #12 on:** March 15, 2006, 02:17:42 AM »

Nope. I guess that has to be the cheek guns firing.

Guppy35 · « **Reply #13 on:** March 15, 2006, 02:58:59 AM »

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Originally posted by Krusty
There's no need to use them. You have a better control via the nose, dorsal and ventral. They ONLY have about a 20-degree (if not less) arc of fire. It would be pointless to add positions for them.

Also note that the B17 is missing a radio room gun. I only realized this today.

By that time they'd taken out the radio room gun. The radio man would use one of the waist guns and they cut the crew size down to 9.

Maybe we should ask for the real late war 17s that took out the belly and chin turrets too

frank3 · « **Reply #14 on:** March 15, 2006, 10:15:32 AM »

Or the YB-40