Tbf this would be pretty comfy if you brought a couple of blankies and some cocoa. What were some other underrated comfy jobs in the military?
Tbf this would be pretty comfy if you brought a couple of blankies and some cocoa.
Tbf this would be pretty comfy if you brought a couple of blankies and some cocoa. What were some other underrated comfy jobs in the military?
>get shot at
>20mm cannon shell goes up your pooper
>would be pretty comfy
Nope. Look at the cross section. It would give you square arse. 100%.
No it wouldn't you fricking fat frick. You probably wouldn't even fit in there and it would cause anyone spine problems.
>it would cause anyone spine problems.
I don't think they drafted people with scoliosis.
No but they discharged plenty.
What happens to the spent shell casings?
>it would cause anyone spine problems
What, walking out of the war into a well-paying job with plenty of daily movement? The massive house with a loving wife??
No, as in the dorsal spine. Are you posting from the short bus?
there's a chute on the lower ball turret that deflects the empties out into the air. I guess since you're below and behind the engines it's safe. The upper ball turret has a big brass catcher bag affixed to it's extraction port to keep empties from filling the fuselage. You can see the exit in pic rel
You are an idiot, ive been inside one of those. Youd not be able to have any of that shit wearing the ecws highest levels would be the best move possible since they are basically tin cans with no
insulation.
But what if op is a manlet
I like to think they'd want a little something extra to anchor themselves to the seat. At least I know I would
who gets the covetted mil spec anal plug contract?
apply yourself anon
Good thinking Anon, but I think we need him to be a little more secure, this is combat after all. Also to keep his face warm I've given him a covering
>wiener and ball gunner torture
>make it through air battle
>coming in for landing
>landing gear doesnt deploy
>mfw pilot goes for belly landing
those ball turrets are solid c**ts and are more likely to be pushed up into the aircraft breaking its back in the process. I'd personally be more worried about getting out while the plane is on fire or catching an ass full of flak
r u sure?
yeah
if i were in that ball i'd drown in my own shit before they got me out. Jesus christ.
that's pretty much my assessment as well. maybe a broken panel would have vented the poo-flood.
Not a true belly landing you could tell that the left side landing gear were fully extended, either the right side failed on landing or didn’t extend, either way the ball turret didn’t have the whole weight of the bomber on top of it like it would a true belly landing
Ugh. Don't.
I remember watching some scifi/horror film. Plot line was exactly this: Ball turret jammed. Guy can't get out, under carriage can't extend.
Try feeding the guy a parachute, it tears.
Tension is building. Plane needs to land. Moral, philosophical, trolley problem etc.
I'm gripped. Then, in conclusion, the guy in the ball turret decides to 'draw cartoon wheels for the plane'. It works. Great big cartoon wheels. Plane lands.
This was my PTSD.
I came here to post this. That's a fricking fantastic short and it has Kevin Costner in it. Amazing Stories--The Mission.
I think of that episode every time the ball gunner position gets brought up. The ironic thing is, statistically the ball gunners had the *highest* rate of survival among crews.
>in conclusion, the guy in the ball turret decides to 'draw cartoon wheels for the plane'. It works. Great big cartoon wheels
what? am I to ESL to understand this? Or is this some Joseph Heller tier humor?
literally that, the gunner was a cartoonist and he imagined the wheels into reality
it was one of the most survivable positions on the B17. being scrunched up like that means you actually had excellent protection between the armored seat, ammo cans and guns.
You can access the turret internally and get the gunner out in 20 minutes or so if the door jammed.
Funnily enough that happened in the air war, bomber came back from a raid, the hydraulics that worked the ball turret to get the turret gun out were shot out, as well as the ability to extend the landing gear, even the manual crank wouldn’t lower the gear, ball turret gunner told pilots to do the belly landing, everyone in the tower heard the conversation, all had to watch as he got crushed to death between the runway and the B-17
Where is his parachute?
Parachute?
Tucked away somewhere inside the aircraft.
>if you brought a couple of blankies
the pilots were bundled in fleeces and lined jackets and gloves and it was STILL COLD you stupid frick
That's why you bring hot cocoa dumbo
i bet most of these gunners had lung problems after they retired, shit must have been like a gun powder powered gas chamber
I've actually always been a bit curious about this, but I've never seen anything mention the air quality. I imagine they weren't totally sealed, and that airspeed kept the ball fairly well ventilated.
Those pods are tiny. A normal person could not even fit in one, manlets only and hope you don't get a cramp.
To make matters worse if the landing gear gets damaged, which happened more than once, or if it won't open for some reason, all they could do was land anyway. A belly landing without the gear down meant that pod being ground off with the gunner in it. It wasn't a place you wanted to be.
>What were some other underrated comfy jobs in the military?
Tank crew, just watch Gup or Fury
>When I died they washed me out of the turret with a hose
no thanks
You could take your DS in there and play SSB
Yes, I suppose you could.