Gloster F9/37 heavy fighter.zip 2024-05-29

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In 1937 Sir Hugh Dowding, Air Officer Commanding of Fighter Command, again drew attention to the possible usefulness of guns installed at the no-allowance angle. (set to fire forward and upwards). In response, the Armaments Branch reviewed the concept. Its conclusion was that, at the increased speeds of the new monoplane fighters, the elevation of the guns required to enter the ?no-allowance? condition had greatly decreased and that for all practical purposes, the method blended in to...

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