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Great views that clear up a big mystery for me. Thanks!It was on ball bearings and moved by hand. For the US, because of the air blasting through the slot it became standard operating procedure to rotate the gun (or the slot) rearward while flying. This was one of the issues the Russians complained about when they bought the first export copy.
fm is absolutely correct about the gun storage.
The bottom gun was stowed away as such:
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The dorsal gun would not be seen unless the canopy was folded (139W3) or rotated (139 & 146) down and the gun moved rearward:
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Someone should really write a book about this airplane...