StevSmar Posted November 9, 2019 Share Posted November 9, 2019 5 minutes ago, Graham Boak said: I know what you mean, but photos do show that the gun in line with the carrier wasn't fitted, with the hole for the barrel permanently covered. Hi Graham, Yes, I agree. The drawing suggests it was possible to not have to remove the guns though. If I find anything in my photos I'll post it. Another Hurricane mystery! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Graham Boak Posted November 9, 2019 Share Posted November 9, 2019 The picture doesn't show how the central carrier nests up into the wing. as opposed to the Malta version which sits below it. But if it was possible not to remove the gun why did they? Had it been for weight, I don't understand why they didn't get rid of the outer ones, as they did in the desert and India. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StevSmar Posted November 9, 2019 Share Posted November 9, 2019 It does make more sense to get rid of outer guns first so the roll rate is better. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Seahawk Posted November 10, 2019 Share Posted November 10, 2019 (edited) I speculate that fitting the bomb carrier made the machine gun above it unusable because it covered the cartridge ejection slot. It therefore became dead weight and in benign environments (eg 402 Sq on a UK base (Warmwell?) it was removed to save that weight. However it was not absolutely necessary to remove it. But pure speculation: maybe guilty of logical thought. Edited November 10, 2019 by Seahawk 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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