He 111 had a fixed tail gun

[DaveBB]

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

[FLS]

Not sure which H model we have but Wiki shows the tailgun as an option in the H-3 model.

[DaveBB]

Found a picture.

[bozon]

So, the pilot had to maneuver and aim through the mirror, but the gunner pulled the trigger? 

[pembquist]

So, the pilot had to maneuver and aim through the mirror, but the gunner pulled the trigger? 

Yes, well, they did lose the war.

[Krusty]

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.

[DaveBB]

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.

[icepac]

Don't let NKL5 fly one or there will be a lot of whining.

[oakranger]

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.

[MiloMorai]