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- From: Thomas Zych <tz10956@meibm17.cen.uiuc.edu>
- Subject: Re: Firing 0.5 inch Browning in B17 formation ?
- Message-ID: <By4LHD.Cq7@law7.DaytonOH.NCR.COM>
- Keywords: Defensive fire, Flying Fortress
- Sender: military@law7.DaytonOH.NCR.COM (Sci.Military Login)
- Organization: University of Illinois at Urbana
- References: <Bxyv5w.FzB@law7.DaytonOH.NCR.COM>
- Date: Sun, 22 Nov 1992 16:22:25 GMT
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- From Thomas Zych <tz10956@meibm17.cen.uiuc.edu>
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- Anthony Lee <anthony@cs.uq.oz.au> writes:
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- >From Anthony Lee <anthony@cs.uq.oz.au>
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- >During the daylight bombing campaign by the USAAF in WWII, B17
- >bombers flies in box formation. The reason being, each B17 has a
- >number of 0.5 inch MG and flying in a box formation increases the
- >volume of fire. My question is, how do the MGs from each plane
- >avoid hitting the other B17s in the formation ?
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- Since all the guns were manually aimed, you simply did your best to let up on
- the trigger when your target got close to one of your own aircraft. I'd guess
- that some planes got hit by 'friendly fire' from overzealous gunners...
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