A Two Machine Gun Duel with the Bomber Turret Vulnerable

Frank P. Ballantyne

ResearchPublished 1954

An analysis of a two-machine-gun duel in which the sole motive of the fighter is to kill the bomber and the goal of the bomber is survival. It is assumed that the bomber defends itself with a tail turret and that the fighter, bomber, and bomber turret are each considered a singly vulnerable area.

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  • Year: 1954
  • Pages: 12
  • Document Number: RM-1415

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Ballantyne, Frank P., A Two Machine Gun Duel with the Bomber Turret Vulnerable. Santa Monica, CA: RAND Corporation, 1954. https://www.rand.org/pubs/research_memoranda/RM1415.html.
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