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Title: quick B-29 question
Post by: the Lazy ace on March 15, 2006, 09:04:47 PM

how did the fire control system work

Title: quick B-29 question
Post by: RAIDER14 on March 15, 2006, 09:05:48 PM

all remotely and  1 position was manned

Title: quick B-29 question
Post by: the Lazy ace on March 15, 2006, 09:12:38 PM

yes, but ive noticed that some gunner positions were locater on the side of the bomber did they control the ventral or dorsal turrets

Title: quick B-29 question
Post by: RAIDER14 on March 15, 2006, 09:20:43 PM

B-29 tail section (http://www.39th.org/39TH/images/cutaway/cutaway4.gif)

B-29 Nose Section (http://www.39th.org/39TH/images/cutaway/cutaway1.gif)

B-29 Center Section (http://www.39th.org/39TH/images/cutaway/cutaway2.gif)

B-29 Section (http://www.39th.org/39TH/images/cutaway/cutaway3.jpg)

Title: quick B-29 question
Post by: Krusty on March 15, 2006, 11:43:30 PM

They used communication, and the master observer (whatever he was called) would switch all guns to one remote station, or half guns to one and half to another. Then that station would have the guns until the target was past, and the assignment of guns would go to whomever had the best shot. The gunners worked as a team more so than in any other bomber.

EDIT: Not counting the tail, which was gunned only by the tail gunner.

Title: quick B-29 question
Post by: 53gunner on March 16, 2006, 02:29:23 PM

It wasnt that uber.bad spot (http://www.aeronautics.ru/img003/korean-war-030-b29-suchkov.jpg)

Title: quick B-29 question
Post by: frank3 on March 18, 2006, 01:39:13 PM

For those who are too lazy to click the link :)

(http://www.aeronautics.ru/img003/korean-war-030-b29-suchkov.jpg)

(psst, aren't those B-17's?)

Title: quick B-29 question
Post by: Krusty on March 18, 2006, 04:33:21 PM

Meh, look like B29s to me.

However, going up against Korean jets is one thing. Going up against WW2 Japanese lack-luster defenders is another!

Title: quick B-29 question
Post by: Ack-Ack on March 18, 2006, 06:53:26 PM

The Japanese were anything but lack-luster in their defense of their homeland. That is why the Allies projected up to 1 million casualties in the first days of the invasion of the Japanese home islands.  And those casualty estimates were for Allied casualties.


ack-ack

Title: quick B-29 question
Post by: Krusty on March 18, 2006, 07:41:52 PM

One cannot deny their will to die for their homeland.

However the late-war Japanese industry was in shambles. Their QC went down the crapper early on, and their aircraft, their engines, their very metal itself all degraded in performance, power, and strength (repsectively).