I wasn't actually questioning the reality of the fire arc, although it seems pretty unlikely
It's just that the blind spot looked like an actual fire arc in itself.
I'm considering using the top lines of the side gunner position in game, allowing me to fire using the rear of the wings as my limit.
Now prepare to be amazed by my insane 'Paint' skills.
where the arrow points #1 I didn't at first see that the area beneath was not faded, if the terrain in a fire arc is clearly visable it represents a blind spot for the weapon. The He 111 card is crowded and it's not obvious.
Also at a glance it looks like the fire arc is showing me where I can shoot, rather than can't.
So that was where my problems lay, I couldn't figure out if I could or couldn't shoot forwards.
Now with hindsight I figured it out, but I agree the HE111 has a top gunner with an insane arc, while you could slide that canopy I can't imagine they would be able to fire anywhere but 180 degrees to the rear.
So I'm considering using the top lines of the side gunners which I've marked in black as the cut off. Does it seem accurate enough to people?
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