Mitchell Holman wrote in
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DAN wrote in
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Bob (not my real pseudonym) wrote:

Golly.

Yes, I was imagining this monster making a straffing pass at a hapless
truck convoy...



Looks like it would run out of ammo in a hurry.



rare occasions for straffing pass by large bombers. (attack bombers such
as B-25 & B-26 or A-20s excluded)

head-on attacks by enemy fighters tended to be extremly fast with
high closing rates at a very vulnerable part of the large bombers.
thats the reason for the chin turrets. but firing time would be short