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Title: He 111 had a fixed tail gun
Post by: DaveBB on September 17, 2017, 05:55:18 PM
This guy is giving a tour of the He 111.  At 6:00 he describes and shows the fixed tailgun which the pilot fired using a mirror.  Check it out.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iZd9Ocmg0tw

Title: Re: He 111 had a fixed tail gun
Post by: FLS on September 17, 2017, 06:05:13 PM
Not sure which H model we have but Wiki shows the tailgun as an option in the H-3 model.
Title: Re: He 111 had a fixed tail gun
Post by: DaveBB on September 17, 2017, 06:08:56 PM
Found a picture.

(http://i.imgur.com/TDDSbap.jpg)
Title: Re: He 111 had a fixed tail gun
Post by: bozon on September 18, 2017, 07:44:23 AM
So, the pilot had to maneuver and aim through the mirror, but the gunner pulled the trigger?  :headscratch:
Title: Re: He 111 had a fixed tail gun
Post by: pembquist on September 18, 2017, 10:21:29 AM
So, the pilot had to maneuver and aim through the mirror, but the gunner pulled the trigger?  :headscratch:

Yes, well, they did lose the war.
Title: Re: He 111 had a fixed tail gun
Post by: Krusty on September 18, 2017, 10:50:34 AM
Also.. "The He111" did not have a fixed tailgun. "that" He111 had a fixed tailgun. It wasn't effective and the tracers were just to scare off attackers that came in from directly behind with tracer fire and flashes. Nothing more. It was a 1-off field mod and not standard.

Aces High doesn't do 1-off field mods.
Title: Re: He 111 had a fixed tail gun
Post by: DaveBB on September 18, 2017, 05:08:22 PM
Also.. "The He111" did not have a fixed tailgun. "that" He111 had a fixed tailgun. It wasn't effective and the tracers were just to scare off attackers that came in from directly behind with tracer fire and flashes. Nothing more. It was a 1-off field mod and not standard.

Aces High doesn't do 1-off field mods.

While not a 1-off, I do agree that it was probably a rare modification.  License built He111s had them also.
Title: Re: He 111 had a fixed tail gun
Post by: icepac on September 19, 2017, 08:56:07 AM
Don't let NKL5 fly one or there will be a lot of whining.
Title: Re: He 111 had a fixed tail gun
Post by: oakranger on October 29, 2017, 05:37:17 PM
I think there was experimental work on He-111, Do-17 or Ju-88 that shoots out a long stream of fire from the tail end.  It was for two reasons of it; duce attackers think that bomber going down and to keep attackers off their six.
Title: Re: He 111 had a fixed tail gun
Post by: MiloMorai on October 31, 2017, 01:42:52 PM
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