Ammo allotments when the Radio Compartment gun was removed
I recently came across this information concerning the B-17 gun position ammo allotments .
Bendix chin turret - sight & control - two 365 round ammo boxes .
Top turret - 400 rounds per gun .
Radio compartment gun - w/one - 250 round ammo box.
Ball turret - w/ two - 500 round ammo boxes.
Waist guns - w/ two -600 round ammo boxes.
Tail guns - w/two- 565 round ammo boxes.
Was this the standard ammo allotment on ALL B-17s ?
When the Radio Compartment gun was removed , was its 250 round ammo box dispersed among the other gun positions or was the ammo completely eliminated to help reduce the planes weight and increase its range.
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