defiant-o-phobes

[Moggy]

Originally Posted by Avimimus

Unfortunately, it was an editorial quip made in a book I read several years ago. It was probably based on one or two incidents at the beginning of the war.

However, it appears that the guns could be fixed to fire forward (if the turret was facing directly forward, the guns could be lowered so that they had no elevation). This allowed the airplane to fight conventionally.



Yes, it is great to test these old concepts isn't it? Try taking a flight of Gladiators against a TB-3 formation in Il-2 (or setting an SB squadron against pre-war fighters)...

Ok then but how would the Defiant fire without an interuptor gear for the prop? I know the Defiant had an interuptor gear but I'm pretty sure this was only designed to avoid hitting the aircraft.