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Originally Posted by Sternjaeger
this could be another of those "let's change history a bit" points IMHO.
303s didn't deliver the expected punch simply because a)they're small calibre and b)they weren't harmonised at a close distance, but used the (in)famous Dowding Spread, which was meant to create a "cloud" of bullets at 400 yards to defeat aiming inaccuracy and bring bombers down, but in reality it was simply a stupid idea, which only caused German bombers to come back with hundreds of holes in their fuselages.
The changes made by the 1st Sqn made the difference in fighting, with harmonisation to one point taken down to 250 yards, delivering a concentrated punch in one specific point by 8 machine guns.
The idea is to aim for the pilots fellas, you'll save a lot of ammo and shoot down a lot more enemies.. sad, but hey, war is hell!
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how so, you say yourself that one squadron did this, and i have read varied accounts where pilots who knew they could shoot had their guns harmonised closer and tighter. we can just play as one of those pilots.
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Originally Posted by Sven
You'll shoot the whole RAF's stock of DeWildes in no time  |
this may be true, but then to extend the argument, in late war scenarios the luftwaffe would have to be horrifically outnumbered, out-skilled, under supplied with fuel, ammunition and spares, and reliability would have to be far reduced as well.
however, where is the fun in that?