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Originally Posted by winny
The British electric turrets had a traverse speed (left to right, 180 degrees) of about 4 seconds so it should be laggy with a mouse. I got this info from a contemporary report made by the Germans on a captured Blenheim.
I've also seen a figure of 35 degrees a second, either way not exactly fast.
For comparison : The ball turret on a B-17 could only do 30 degrees a second, nose turret could do 40 degrees a second.
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From 45* to 30* a second, still fast enough to turn to EA.
I seen film of B-17 top TG go much faster, but not sure if it was on "High Speed" setting.
But all the German bombers had hand held/moved guns, which could go much faster.