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Gentlemen: Being a avid Bf110 enthusiast, I am finding this thread very interesting and informative with good information on both perspective's, Pro and Con. I would love to see this discussion continue, but hope that everyone can remain civil towards each other, as I have an uneasy feeling this may degenerate into another 'pissing match", the like's of which have occurred in the past. Thank you. Dean
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I fully agree with Dean in both his points. Thanks to all for the excellent input.
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Juha. A rear gunner is trying to get a bead on a pursuing plane in horizontal turning contest. Do you know how much he is constrained by G-forces and slipstream? Is there a zone, outside of which he is unable to get his gun to bear on the pursuer. (e.g. 15 degrees, 30, 45, or some other figure.) Is there any known quantification of this window of opportunity?
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Birgir, since only the barrels of the MG 81Z (Bf 110G) protrude, limitations aside from those of the gun mount, with a max. elevation of 48 degrees and 50 degrees to each side, would depend on the amount of G the pilot was pulling.
On the Me 210/410 the max. vertical movement was +80 degrees to -41 degrees, and sideways field of fire was -3 degrees to + 40 degrees. Since the movement of the weapons (one MG 131 per side) was combined electrical/mechanical, the maneuvers the pilot was performed would be the main source of problems for the gunner; as well as the need to resist jerking the aiming handle and causing a jam in the mechanism.