110 too much smoke?

[He111]

I always thought that was steam, from hot lead contacting very moist air. Apparently one disadvantage of having guns in the nose, unless you placed them under the aircraft?

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Originally Posted by He111

I always thought that was steam, from hot lead contacting very moist air. Apparently one disadvantage of having guns in the nose, unless you placed them under the aircraft?

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He might be talking about the smoke exiting the gun barrels from the propellant gases being released.