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Originally Posted by Luno13
EDIT - I see in one of the screens the plane has two nose guns. Is this another version, or a weapon load-out option?
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Beaufort had a few gun-armament options.
Early: fixed .303 Browning in port wing plus twin .303 VGO or Browning in dorsal turret.
Later: fixed .303 Browning in port wing plus twin .303 VGO or Browning in dorsal turret plus twin .303 VGO in nose plus single or two .303 VGO in fuselage that could fire out of cabin side windows port or starboard, one per side. Some had a remote control .303 Browning in a chin blister to fire rearwards, but this was not popular or effective and was removed quite early on.
Thanks for the Beauforts TD! You guys rock!
If any Australian (Twin Wasp powered) ones turn up, expect to see .50 cals replacing some of those .303s. The Aussie ones were very heavily armed for light bombers of their size...
