On Mon, Apr 1, 2019 at 6:54 PM Ethan McKinney <xxxxxx@gmail.com> wrote:

Of course, the illustration clearly shows the rear gunner ...

Alright. I concede . . . sorta. :)

I still say that a rear-facing remote-controlled gun might make sense to someone who wasn't a fighter pilot. Like - say - a TL-6 military contractor that wanted a good excuse to increase what they could charge for a new model of fighter plane.

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