Defensive machineguns in luftwaffe bombers

[Jon]

Hi Juha

Thanks for the very informative answer.

It is odd that while the US settled on turret mounted .50's and Britain although stuck with a calibre almost identical to the German round at least mounted it in two's or four's in a turret.

However reading books such as "Twelve Days in May" or looking at the reasons for RAF losses in the excellent Blitz and Battle of Britain Then and Now series you can soon see that the Luftwaffe gunners not only forced many attacking fighters to leave the combat early with damage but also shot a good number down.

The role of the Airgunner has always fascinated me and i find it a shame that no "ace" lists are complied for gunners ??