Tempest109
Airman
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- Oct 21, 2021
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Before the war started the British decided they needed 8 0.303 MGs unrestricted by being synchronised to take down a bomber with a 2 second burst of fire.I personally prefer DB 605 over Merlin in single engine application. With DB 605, you can put arnament (MG and Cannon in the spinner) in the nose, provided the plane design had enough space. That is enough for air supremacy one.
Putting DB 605 in Bf 110 was a waste of time.
While Merlin, in my opinion is better for double engine one.
How about others opinion?
I agree, it is obviously true, but you cant arrange 8 MGs around the engine of a single engined aircraftThe cannon is not synchronized as it fires thru the centre of the prop - not thru the blades.
Actually in this case is fighter vs fighter one. If you want bomber interception, cannon in wings is better idea or you go with 190 route combining sync and unsynced oneI'm not a fan of nose-mounted armament, slows down the cyclic and usually limits ammo stowage.
My bad, I forget whats the correct termThe cannon is not synchronized as it fires thru the centre of the prop - not thru the blades.
Understandable. In many case, Soviet prefered that style. I think to keep the agility.I'm not a fan of nose-mounted armament, slows down the cyclic and usually limits ammo stowage.
Understandable. In many case, Soviet prefered that style. I think to keep the agility.
It can cause CoG issues too, but lets not get seduced by the dark side of the forum.I'm not a fan of nose-mounted armament, slows down the cyclic and usually limits ammo stowage.
In 1940 the RAF didnt have the luxury of sending out planes to take on fighters and others to take on bombers, you took on what arrived.Actually in this case is fighter vs fighter one. If you want bomber interception, cannon in wings is better idea or you go with 190 route combining sync and unsynced one
That is for real. Two seemed the practical limit and then you have all the hassles of sychronizers and significantly reduced firing rate and the CG movement that comes when you fire off all the ammo.I agree, it is obviously true, but you cant arrange 8 MGs around the engine of a single engined aircraft
How about the wing root one?That is for real. Two seemed the practical limit and then you have all the hassles of sychronizers and significantly reduced firing rate and the CG movement that comes when you fire off all the ammo.
Ammo on or below the CG as in most wing mounted gun installations eliminates all those issues.
I personally prefer DB 605 over Merlin in single engine application. With DB 605, you can put arnament (MG and Cannon in the spinner) in the nose, provided the plane design had enough space. That is enough for air supremacy one.
Putting DB 605 in Bf 110 was a waste of time.
While Merlin, in my opinion is better for double engine one.
How about others opinion?