Escort Carriers and fighters

[diddyriddick]

Thanks all for the responses. It clears up a lot!

 

[renrich]

Page 444, Lundstrom, "The First Team" " The Bureau seemed to feel guilty about the six gun battery- it's reduced ammunition capacity and additional weight. According to Pearson, the decision for six guns was" very close" inside the Bureau, the deciding point being the need for standardization in production in view of the British insistence on six guns."
"however, Pearson maintained: After seeing the installation that Grumman cooked up for six guns, this Section as well as Armament has realized we made a mistake, but there again it was too late to tamper with production at that time."

 

[timshatz]

Page 444, Lundstrom, "The First Team" " The Bureau seemed to feel guilty about the six gun battery- it's reduced ammunition capacity and additional weight. According to Pearson, the decision for six guns was" very close" inside the Bureau, the deciding point being the need for standardization in production in view of the British insistence on six guns."
"however, Pearson maintained: After seeing the installation that Grumman cooked up for six guns, this Section as well as Armament has realized we made a mistake, but there again it was too late to tamper with production at that time."

Bummer. Seems like the 4 gun arraingement was liked by everyone, visa-vie the 6 gun. Probably raised a few eyebrows when it came through. As the pilots used to say, "If you can't hit it with 4, you're not going to do better with 6"