Has there ever been an off-center gun?

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?

John Boyle wrote in message ...
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?

Indeed - an interesting beast. The M4 gun was based on the Sherman
tank's 75mm gun, and was still manually loaded. It must have been fun
chucking those big shells in the breech while trying to stay balanced
as the plane made its attack run. I understand that the recoil was
such that by the end of a typical four-shot attack run, the plane was
slowed by about 10 mph.

Tony Williams
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