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[โ€“] wjrii@lemmy.world 35 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago) (1 children)

I also like the bonkers phase between the "just take a gun with you" era and the synchronizing gears. Seems to have boiled down to three or four ideas:

  1. Pusher prop and/or an extra 150 pounds of human to work a turret.
  2. Hope you don't completely destroy your propeller before you defeat or fend off your opponent.
  3. Slap some armor on it, then proceed with plan #2 with somewhat more hope, though now with the possibility of richochets.
  4. Mount a bizarre triangle thing to the back of it that will deflect the bullets in a somewhat less suicidal manner than simple metal plates.
[โ€“] fakeman_pretendname@feddit.uk 6 points 2 months ago

We also had:
5. Stick it on top of the wing, firing roughly forwards and hope for the best (Nieuport Scouts)
6. Mount it on the side of the cockpit at a jaunty angle, shooting outwards diagonally away from the propellor, and attack the enemy diagonally, like you're a pawn on a chess board (Bristol Scout)