18.02.2009, 22:39
Fug 218 "Neptun" Radar? It is purely cosmetic (ie. you can't use it for anything).
In real life the aircraft had a lot of bomber related equipment removed and a bunch of new equipment added to help with night navigation etc. It also had a second crew member sandwiched in the fuselage (who operated the Radar). Oh, and it has two forward firing cannon.
Interestingly, I don't see any references of the rearward facing cannon being removed. It is quite plausible that they were left in given the fact that both of the later Arado large nightfighter proposals had fixed rearward firing cannon (eg. http://www.luft46.com/arado/3bapi.jpg).
In real life the aircraft had a lot of bomber related equipment removed and a bunch of new equipment added to help with night navigation etc. It also had a second crew member sandwiched in the fuselage (who operated the Radar). Oh, and it has two forward firing cannon.
Interestingly, I don't see any references of the rearward facing cannon being removed. It is quite plausible that they were left in given the fact that both of the later Arado large nightfighter proposals had fixed rearward firing cannon (eg. http://www.luft46.com/arado/3bapi.jpg).