WWII Trivia (1 Viewer)

[foxmarine2123]

The B-17 was called the "Flying Fortress" because of it armament. What was the max number of 0.5 Cal machineguns could the B-17 carry on combat missions?:rolleyes2:

 

[uksubs]

The B-17 was called the "Flying Fortress" because of it armament. What was the max number of 0.5 Cal machineguns could the B-17 carry on combat missions?:rolleyes2:

Thirteen machine guns depending on which version of the B17 it was

 

[foxmarine2123]

Correct!:salute::

 

[lancer]

There was a specialized version of the B-17 built called the YB-40. It was built to be a heavily armed escort to regular B-17's and it carried 16 or 17 Mgs. The YB-40 had an extra 2-gun upper turret at the radio op position as well as doubled waist guns. The plane was too heavy to keep pace with formations once bombs were dropped and thus the experiment was cancelled after 14 missions. -- Al

 

[binder001]

There was a specialized version of the B-17 built called the YB-40. It was built to be a heavily armed escort to regular B-17's and it carried 16 or 17 Mgs. The YB-40 had an extra 2-gun upper turret at the radio op position as well as doubled waist guns. The plane was too heavy to keep pace with formations once bombs were dropped and thus the experiment was cancelled after 14 missions. -- Al

YB40 also introduced the "chin" turret under the nose. That feature was carried over into production B17Gs