Comments by "doveton sturdee" (@dovetonsturdee7033) on "WW2 Weapons: The Demise of the Turret Fighters | Part 2" video.

  1. It wasn't merely the English Channel. It was the Royal Navy in the English Channel, which prevented invasion.
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  2. The turret fighter concept was seen as an alternative means of attacking enemy bombers, by manoeuvring into a blind spot. Defiants had some success as night fighters, and the Germans later followed the 'blind spot' idea by fitting upward firing weapons into their own night fighters. 'Schräge Musik,' or 'Jazz Music' I believe they called it.
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  3. The Defiant's turret could fire directly forward, with control of the guns given to the pilot. Security locks ensured that the guns could not be lowered to a position where they would hit the propeller. Apparently, this option was rarely taken, however.
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  4. At the time, turret fighters were seen as a more effective means of attacking bombers. The aircraft was not seen as a fighter, more as a bomber destroyer.
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  5.  @dapsapsrp  I didn't comment on the validity of the idea. I only posted to explain how the turret fighter idea emerged.
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  6.  @tompiper9276  Just shows the potentially catastrophic consequences which can arise from missing a comma.
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  7. Aircraft manufacturers produced their designs in response to specifications issued by the Air Ministry. In this case, Specification F9/35, for a 'two seat, four gun, turret fighter.' Boulton Paul, Bristol, & Hawker all produced designs. A similar Spec., 030/35, led to the Blackburn Roc, a turret variant of the Skua. The theory at the time (mid 1930s) was that attacking the blind spots of enemy aircraft using turret fighters was a credible alternative to the conventional fighter with forward firing weapons. Don't blame the designers. They simply designed what they were asked to design!
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  8. The British Air Ministry issued the specification for the Roc, as a turret fighter version of the Skua.
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