Ar 234 question

[Kutscha]

Did the Ar 234B have internally mounted 20mm cannons mounted in the rear fuselage that fired rearward?

[Gizmo]

Theoretically - yes, but practically no.

[Nick Beale]

IIRC, wreck reports mention that there was provision for fitting the guns but they weren't actually installed.

[gmorrow]

The guns (if installed) were to be aimed by a rearward facing periscope in the overhead portion of the cockpit, from what I have found in photos and infomation. The Ar234B had provisions for two rearward firing 20mm cannon in lower portion of the rear fuselage if my memory serves me correctly.

[Kutscha]

Nick, could these wrecks have been Ar 234Cs? Using reliable sources, I can only find provision for the MG151/20s in the this a/c, not the Berta.