The more I read the more interesting it gets. Amazing bunch those Beau crews.
Just clarifying it for myself as I type.
VIF was the fighter version of the VI. It had the 4 20mms and 6 303s and could carry bombs.
VIC was the strike version of the VI and it didn't have the 303s but fuel added instead and could carry rockets or bombs
TFX was the torp carrying version although the X also could carry bombs or rockets. It generally did not have the 303s but carried extra fuel. They carried one weapon at a time as in a RockBeau would have the 8 rocket rails, a TorBeau would carry the torpedo, or the X could carry a pair of 500 pounders. All of this was along with the standard 4 20mm cannons.
Generally the fighter versions of the Beau didn't carry the dorsal 'scare' gun for the observer. It was standard on the strike versions of the Beau. That's not to say you can't find photos of observer mgs on VIs or no observer mg on an X but on the whole that's about how it appears to have been set up.
Nice image of a "RockBeau"
And a nice one of a "TorBeau"
