Author Topic: Puff, puff, puff??? (Read 158 times)

Seagoon · « **on:** September 27, 2002, 12:17:30 AM »

Hi guys,

Was just watching gun camera films of German fighters attacking US daylight bombers. I noticed what at first appeared to be small flak puffs in the trajectory of their fire, but then after a while it occurred to me - hey that looks like their cannon rounds exploding!

Did real German canon rounds explode in mid-air without making contact? Was there some kind of proximity or time fuze or what? Do any flight sims model this effect?

- SEAGOON

Turbot · « **Reply #1 on:** September 27, 2002, 12:20:59 AM »

yeah they had all sorts of gadgets. Try this link:
http://www.warbirdsresourcegroup.org/LRG/index.html
It's in there somewhere I'm too tired to look

Pfunk · « **Reply #2 on:** September 27, 2002, 01:05:20 AM »

Puff Puff Give?

AKSWulfe · « **Reply #3 on:** September 27, 2002, 01:35:28 AM »

Almost all cannon rounds, regardless of nationality, had time/distance detonation so they would detonate before hitting the ground (and injuring/killing civilians).
-SW