OMG! I want this sooo much!
 

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dIIqY...eature=related

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Very cool,
but I think I'ld like one of these!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YrH997EzogQ

Tell you what Skoshi,that would come in dead handy for getting rid of those pesky pigeons around my garden:cool:

What a mess about, imagine if one of the guns jam in action and you have to cock it again with that wire T handle. I liked the way he just throws the dead fuse behind him. It always impresses me the the technology they had then, thats quite a modern turret really, all electric with a joystick interface.

Fantastic video He111, thanks for sharing!

~S~

I want one of those on my balcony...proper chav killer that is :)

Try one of these :grin:
40mm Bofors

I couldn't believe it! The defiant gunner used a joy-stick!! :eek:

BTW, loved the Bofors 40MM, i always imagined Boulton Paul might have developed a new aircraft with the excellent Defiant frame, remove the turret and add 1 40mm bofor gun :) .. then you'd have a TRUE bomber destroyer! :)

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Gunner don't wear parachutes?

Sokol1

No, the parachute is beside him and has to be attached to the special suit he is wearing instead of the regular harness.

I always thought they had it sown into a special flight suit or something.. would be fun for CLOD that is sure

Probably one of the reasons why the Flight leader of 144 Sqn called the defiant a def-trap ..

and notice how the flarings, both forward and rear automatically move up and down as the turret rotates.

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Love the bit about, "If you don't close the sliding doors it can get a bit draughty!" That's the understatement of the year! And they didn't even give them a cheat sheet! If I'd seen that before volunteering for a gunner I think I'd have switched to being a cook!

I would like to see same on the CloD.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WsgEi...layer_embedded