Gunnery Fundamental, tips and advice

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My style of aiming is always at the vertical mid rudder point of an aircraft that I sneak up on. Others situations are governed by our relation to each other, in each case different, naturally. On bombers I will start early, maybe 270 out and closing slow as possible, walking my guns in a tight left/right on rudder section, duration of burst very short at the beginning, but increase as I close. Almost always gunners are killed, many times the first burst may kill the pilot, and so ammo is not wasted.

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Tracers are optional, I don't use them.


Slips dominator load Bf-109

Guns:

Gun 1. convergence vert. 170, hor. 140,--belt round load ratio 18/2--first 18 round: 7.92x57 S.m.K.H. Spitzgeschoss mit Kern, Hart--next: 2 rounds: 7.92x57 S.m.K. Ub.m Zerl. Spitzgeschoss mit Kern

2. convergence vert. convergence vert. 200, hor. 160,--belt round load ratio 18/2--first 18 round: 7.92x57 S.m.K.H. Spitzgeschoss mit Kern, Hart--next: 2 rounds: 7.92x57 S.m.K. Ub.m Zerl. Spitzgeschoss mit Kern

3. convergence vert. 115, hor. 100,--belt round load ratio 100%--20x80 RB, m Geschoss

4. convergence vert. 115, hor. 100,--belt round load ratio 100%--20x80 RB, m Geschoss

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Slips RED hot Rotol--BR-20 killer

Tracers are optional

Guns:

Gun 1. convergence vert. 125, hor. 100,--belt round load ratio 1/10--first round:Tracer (yellow), G, Infantery Long Range, 1000 yd, .303 inch, Cordite, Mark 2--next: 10 rounds Armour Piercing, W, .303 inch, Nitrocellulose, Mark IZ

2. convergence vert. 125, hor. 100,--belt round load ratio 4/1/6--4 rounds Armour Piercing, W, .303 inch, Nitrocellulose, Mark IZ--next: 1 round: Tracer (yellow), G, Infantery Long Range, 1000 yd, .303 inch, Cordite, Mark 2--next: 6 rounds Armour Piercing, W, .303 inch, Nitrocellulose, Mark IZ

3. convergence vert. 150, hor. 125,--belt round load ratio 100%--Armour Piercing, W, .303 inch, Nitrocellulose, Mark IZ

4. convergence vert. 150, hor. 125,--belt round load ratio 100%--Armour Piercing, W, .303 inch, Nitrocellulose, Mark IZ

5. convergence vert. 275, hor. 250--belt round load ratio 1/10--first round:Tracer (yellow), G, Infantery Long Range, 1000 yd, .303 inch, Cordite, Mark 2--next: 10 rounds Armour Piercing, W, .303 inch, Nitrocellulose, Mark IZ

6. convergence vert. 275, hor. 250--belt round load ratio 4/1/6--4 rounds Armour Piercing, W, .303 inch, Nitrocellulose, Mark IZ--1 round: Tracer (yellow), G, Infantery Long Range, 1000 yd, .303 inch, Cordite, Mark 2--next: 6 rounds Armour Piercing, W, .303 inch, Nitrocellulose, Mark IZ

7. convergence vert. 275, hor. 250--belt round load ratio 100%--Armour Piercing, W, .303 inch, Nitrocellulose, Mark IZ

8. convergence vert. 275, hor. 250,--belt round load ratio 100%--Armour Piercing, W, .303 inch, Nitrocellulose, Mark IZ

Fighter killer: Gun 1-4 unchanged
5. 235/200
6. 235/200
7. 235/200
8. 235/200