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| | Message text shermanguy wrote:
markrendl wrote: onur373 wrote: markrendl wrote: onur373 wrote: The hex directly behind a two seater is a blind spot, so you can't shoot at a plane in that space. markrendl  I didn't know that. thnks for info Another point some folks miss about rear gunners, they are still able to shoot when their plane is on fire, unlike the main forward gun. markrendl Regarding the rear gunner, the pilot likes the tail and rudder to stay in one piece. The plane flies better that way
Indeed. I believe, in at least some models, the rear gun swivel was engineered so that it was impossible for the observer to depress the gun low enough to do just that. Thus, it became a common practice to approach from below and behind such two seaters.
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