"Caproni rear gunner mount" Topic
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| quidveritas | 14 Sep 2009 4:27 p.m. PST |
Does the rear gun 'turret' rotate? or Does the gun mount in all those notches that run just under the superior ring? If the latter, seems it would be easy to pop it in and out but very hard to track an enemy aircraft as it flies by. mjc |
| The G Dog | 14 Sep 2009 4:41 p.m. PST |
If I'm remembering the Caproni on display at the National Museum of the US Air Force at Wright-Pat, the rear gun is mounted on a ring that rotates. Given the gunner is immediately in front of a propeller with only a wicker basket for protection, tracking the target is indeed a challenging task. |
| BW1959 | 14 Sep 2009 7:44 p.m. PST |
picture I'll second what G Dog said, the above link would be to the AF Museum photo of the plane. Hope that helps. |
| quidveritas | 14 Sep 2009 11:35 p.m. PST |
Thanks much, it's hard to tell looking at the period pictures. mjc |
| RockyRusso | 15 Sep 2009 2:01 p.m. PST |
Hi The Italians also usually carried one or more machine pistols for the blind spots and such. I reflect them as using the standard flex mount table, but with a 50yd effect. Rocky |
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