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Title: What happened to the B-29 Ball Turret
Post by: oneway on February 23, 2011, 05:55:08 PM: The teaser image posted on the AH home page a few months ago, which is now gone...showed a picture of a B-29 with a ball turret

The variant we got does not have one...

Why?

Might as well fly a Lancaster

Makes the 29 an over perked waste of time

Back to the 17G

Out

Oneway
Title: Re: What happened to the B-29 Ball Turret
Post by: gyrene81 on February 23, 2011, 05:58:55 PM: :cry

oops...
Title: Re: What happened to the B-29 Ball Turret
Post by: MachFly on February 23, 2011, 05:59:21 PM: It's there, it's just classified as left and right.
Technically there are two ball turrets, the nose turret can shoot in all directions.
Title: Re: What happened to the B-29 Ball Turret
Post by: whiteman on February 23, 2011, 06:01:34 PM: Post B29 whines are better than pre b29 whines.
Title: Re: What happened to the B-29 Ball Turret
Post by: Beefcake on February 23, 2011, 06:04:39 PM: Um Oneway buddy, I know you've been busy plotting the demise of Germany (BOG) but uh you might want to get some sleep. Our B29 just doesn't have 1 turret but 2 ventral turrets on board.
Title: Re: What happened to the B-29 Ball Turret
Post by: kvuo75 on February 23, 2011, 08:59:23 PM: Quote from: whiteman on February 23, 2011, 06:01:34 PM
Post B29 whines are better than pre b29 whines.

indeed!
Title: Re: What happened to the B-29 Ball Turret
Post by: CHAPPY on February 23, 2011, 09:02:09 PM: :lol
Title: Re: What happened to the B-29 Ball Turret
Post by: Shifty on February 23, 2011, 09:02:25 PM: Quote from: whiteman on February 23, 2011, 06:01:34 PM
Post B29 whines are better than pre b29 whines.

:lol
Title: Re: What happened to the B-29 Ball Turret
Post by: Guppy35 on February 23, 2011, 09:28:02 PM: There was never a ball turret on the 29 Oneway. What you thought was a ball turret was a radome that was on some 29s. This would be the same thing that was on Pathfinder B24s and 17s where the radar dome replaced the ball turret.

Check your 91st history. Some good photos of radome Pathfinder B17s flying with the 91st.
Title: Re: What happened to the B-29 Ball Turret
Post by: Wmaker on February 24, 2011, 01:07:14 AM: Quote from: Guppy35 on February 23, 2011, 09:28:02 PM
There was never a ball turret on the 29 Oneway.

Not in the serial production aircraft. ;)
Title: Re: What happened to the B-29 Ball Turret
Post by: guncrasher on February 24, 2011, 02:23:26 AM: take a look at this training video. specially at around the 4:39 mark. it shows the "ball" turret. didnt see see if it's the same as we have in ah, but you get the idea.

semp
Title: Re: What happened to the B-29 Ball Turret
Post by: 999000 on February 24, 2011, 11:44:04 AM: first thing I noted.....
999000
Title: Re: What happened to the B-29 Ball Turret
Post by: macleod01 on February 24, 2011, 12:16:30 PM: 999000, You don't NEED a ball turret, you're deadly with 303s!
Title: Re: What happened to the B-29 Ball Turret
Post by: Soulyss on February 24, 2011, 01:21:50 PM: I guess I'm confused, the B-29 has two gun pods mounted on the belly of the aircraft, and the gunner stations at the waist positions can aim nearly straight down.