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U.S. Aerial Armament in World War II The Ultimate Look: Vol.1: Guns, Ammunition, and Turrets
US Aerial Armament in World War II The Ultimate Look Vol1 Guns Ammunition and Turrets Author:William Wolf Following his previous Ultimate Look volumes on the B-29, B-32, B-18, — and B-25, Wolf has written the definitive book on U.S. aerial armament — in World War II. Drawing from his extensive library, microfilm archives, — and technical manuals Wolf covers aerial machine guns and cannon; — a discussion of the machine gun vs. cannon controversy, ammunit... more »ion;
gunsights; gun cameras; search radar and radar gunsights; Central Fire
Control systems and remote sighting; an extensive section on the
development, installation, and description of the numerous bomber
turret and non-turret gun positions; fighter aircraft armament; gunnery
training; bomber and fighter air-to-air and strafing gunnery tactics;
fighter and bomber gunnery aces; and a survey of the armament
installations on all World War II U.S. fighters and bombers. Each topic is
introduced by a history of its development and manufacture, followed
by a detailed description and pictorial of the weapon, its installation,