Originally Posted by
OldGuy59
PS: Depending on individual research, there could have been one or two .30 cal MGs in the nose. There was a time when the nose had up to six sockets fitted to different windows, to which the .30 cal could be moved and fired. So, individual planes may have acquired more MGs to place in the sockets when in the air. This would save time moving a single gun around. Also, depending on what source, there were dual guns in the ventral position, with all other places being single mountings, for a total of 5 .50 cal MGs.
Firing arcs in the nose could be altered to make them more "flexible", but then you'd have to house rule the movement of the gun, or at a minimum the crew member. Moving the gun could be two/three phases of fire, or if you assume more than one MG, an intermediate phase for moving just the crew member.
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