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Offline oneway

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What happened to the B-29 Ball Turret
« 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

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Offline gyrene81

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Re: What happened to the B-29 Ball Turret
« Reply #1 on: February 23, 2011, 05:58:55 PM »
 :cry

oops...
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Re: What happened to the B-29 Ball Turret
« Reply #2 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.
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Re: What happened to the B-29 Ball Turret
« Reply #3 on: February 23, 2011, 06:01:34 PM »
Post B29 whines are better than pre b29 whines.
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Offline Beefcake

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Re: What happened to the B-29 Ball Turret
« Reply #4 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.
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Offline kvuo75

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Re: What happened to the B-29 Ball Turret
« Reply #5 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!
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Offline CHAPPY

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Re: What happened to the B-29 Ball Turret
« Reply #6 on: February 23, 2011, 09:02:09 PM »
 :lol
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Offline Shifty

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Re: What happened to the B-29 Ball Turret
« Reply #7 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.

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Offline Guppy35

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Re: What happened to the B-29 Ball Turret
« Reply #8 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.
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Offline Wmaker

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Re: What happened to the B-29 Ball Turret
« Reply #9 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. ;)
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Offline guncrasher

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Re: What happened to the B-29 Ball Turret
« Reply #10 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.


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Offline 999000

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Re: What happened to the B-29 Ball Turret
« Reply #11 on: February 24, 2011, 11:44:04 AM »
first thing I noted.....
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Offline macleod01

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Re: What happened to the B-29 Ball Turret
« Reply #12 on: February 24, 2011, 12:16:30 PM »
999000, You don't NEED a ball turret, you're deadly with 303s!
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Re: What happened to the B-29 Ball Turret
« Reply #13 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.
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