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    Question Beaufighter Gun/Cannon Question

    Can you fire the Beaufighter's cannon separately from the machine guns?
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    Re: Beaufighter Gun/Cannon Question

    Quote Originally Posted by 13sq*Axe View Post
    Can you fire the Beaufighter's cannon separately from the machine guns?
    Not with this model.

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    Re: Beaufighter Gun/Cannon Question

    Beau's were fitted with a gun control box in the observers area of the fuselage which presumably allowed selection of which guns would fire when the button was pressed. It wouldn't have been available to the pilot in flight though.
    Maybe it was used to safe the cannon while they were being reloaded in flight by the observer ( that must have been a fun job if there was any G being pulled )

    I love the Beaufighter

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