[Broncazonk]

Question: I've seen more than a dozen examples in gun camera film (1945) of outboard 20mm or 30mm ammuntion boxes detonating violently on FW-190 A-8's when under fire from behind from .50-cal. The wing shears off in a massive explosion when that happens.

If a pilot (or unit leader) wanted to delete those outboard cannons on the FW-190 to remove that specific danger AND improve the flight performance of the aircraft, did they have the authority? Would they have gotten grief from higher authority for wanting to do that?

I've read that Pips Priller and other Experten did exactly that--remove the outboard cannons.

Bronc