Wishing for the Bendix Lower Gun Turret to be added to the B25.

[bustr]

It's probably modeled on the similar twin mirror periscopic sight used in the Blenhiem for the lower rear facing turret to protect the tail. The gunner received a correct image of the approaching fighter. His FOV was very restricted. The RAF units which used the B25 found that formation flying made the ventral bendix turret effective in spite of the aiming problems.

The gunner aim view would be something like our F6 bombardier view with either a black cross hair or a black 35Mil and dot ring for the aim point. The periscopic tube was not illuminated.

[nrshida]

It's probably modeled on the similar twin mirror periscopic sight used in the Blenhiem for the lower rear facing turret to protect the tail. The gunner received a correct image of the approaching fighter.

Zimme83 please refer to your own signature 


In AH don't the unmanned guns track with the manned ones? That might mitigate the FOV issue to some extent.

[guncrasher]

nrshida guns will shoot at whatever you are pointing.  so if you are in the tail gun you lower it as far as it will go and it wont shoot at a plane that is underneath you.  where as the ball turret of a b17 will do and the other guns will join if they can aim at the same point.


semp

[nrshida]

nrshida guns will shoot at whatever you are pointing.  so if you are in the tail gun you lower it as far as it will go and it wont shoot at a plane that is underneath you.  where as the ball turret of a b17 will do and the other guns will join if they can aim at the same point.

Aha! Thus the AH version would compensate for the limitations of real life. Not without precedent after all.

+1 Beefcake. Hope you get your wish brah.

[Zimme83]

It's probably modeled on the similar twin mirror periscopic sight used in the Blenhiem for the lower rear facing turret to protect the tail. The gunner received a correct image of the approaching fighter. His FOV was very restricted. The RAF units which used the B25 found that formation flying made the ventral bendix turret effective in spite of the aiming problems.

The gunner aim view would be something like our F6 bombardier view with either a black cross hair or a black 35Mil and dot ring for the aim point. The periscopic tube was not illuminated.

From what ive read i have got the impression that the image was mirrored but i might have misunderstood that part then.
Aiming the turret should have worked something like this:

[bustr]

Zimmie,

Do you have any of the Air Ministry periodicals with the expanded service diagram of the Barr&Stroud MKII?

[Zimme83]

Negative.

[bustr]

Ratz.....