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WaltBJ wrote:
As for strafing with an upward pointing gun - I was surprised to discover that the USAF had forgotten all about high-angle strafe. I was taught the technique at Nellis back in 1954. 60 degree dive angle - designed to negate the advantage of a foxhole. At Da Nang I worked up my own sight settings for 45 and 60 degrees and used the gun in 45 degree dive bomb passes to keep the flak gunners busy. With a little work and a -34 one can derive a sight setting that works for both gun and bomb (different release altitudes, though). Some conditions used 12 o'clock on the F4's 50 mil reticle for the gun and 6 o'clock or the pipper itself for bombing. Amazing what a guy will do when bored . . . but hell, they worked just fine. Walt BJ To Cub Driver, Walt BJ, et al: Does anyone remember the B-25J with a 75 millimeter cannon firing off center, used in the Pacific theater? |
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