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Only on the earlier modelsIf the -38 loses the engine with the generator on it, that could be a serious issue, because your props are now pretty much set in the last position.
Only on the earlier models
Another P-38L was modified after the war as a "super strafer," with eight .50 in (12.7 mm) machine guns in the nose and a pod under each wing with two .50 in (12.7 mm) guns, for a total of 12 machine guns. Nothing came of this conversion either.There was one example of a P-38J or L which was modified into a super strafer, with 8 x .50-cal in the nose and a Douglas twin .50-cal gun pod under each wing, bringing the total firepower to 12 x .50-cal MGs.
Presumably the experiment had issues, as it was never used operationally, as far as I recall.
Surely any WW2 era super-strafer would have to be lifting cannon armament?The kings of the "super strafers" goes to the B-25 and B-26 (with a nod to the A-26B).
They ranged up to as many as 18 foreward-firing .50MGs.
I think the often overlooked Beaufighter should get a mention if we are looking at strafing. 4 x 20mm and 4 x 0.5 would knock the stuffing out of any target.