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From: ames!ames!claris!portal!cup.portal.com!Allyn@uunet.UU.NET
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Subject: Re: B-29 gun turrets
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Date: 6 Jan 90 02:19:36 GMT
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From: <ames!ames!claris!portal!cup.portal.com!Allyn@uunet.UU.NET>
All gun turrets on the B-29 were remotely controlled via a sophistocated
electro-mechanical fire control system (GE designed).  The gunner's 
aiming stations were the little plexiglass bubbles you see on the fuselage.
Each station (by selsyn motors I suppose) was electrical connected to
the turrets.

My memory is fuzzy but I recall that each station, in addition to being able
to control individual gun turrets, could also grab other turrets for
coordinated fire. 

Pretty fancy for that era...      

Allyn Lai
allyn@cup.portal.com