"Rich S." wrote in message ...
There is a (magic) B-17 flying along at 560 mph. The tail gunner is out of .50 caliber ammo. He sees a Messerschmitt
ME-109 crossing behind the B-17, 50 yards away.

He pulls out his trusty .45 Colt auto (muzzle velocity 820 fps) and fires at the Hun when the ME-109 is directly
behind the B-17. He leads the Messerschmitt by exactly enough to hit the pilot (if he were firing from a fixed
position).

Does the bullet exit the muzzle and fall directly to earth?

Rich "Scratching my head" S.


OK, more questions. What was the muzzle velocity of the .50 machine guns used as tail guns? What kind of gun was
installed in the stinger on a B-58?