Dear Folks –

Tom asked:

>Does anyone know where to find the details for the crew station in MT COACC?

Dunno, COACC has always baffled me.

> The Nuremberg's Accommodation specification is Crew = 1 (Pilot) while

> the Offensive specification lists two fixed firing forward light machineguns

> and two light machineguns in a flexible mount firing rearwards.

I’d put that down as an error. Presumably this is the MT version of the Stuka, so there should be 2 crew (pilot and gunner).

>My review of the design process indicates that the pilot is probably in a complex cockpit.

I’d have said a simple cockpit. He doesn’t have advanced electronics (radar, ECM, infrared sensors, or low-light vision, as per p 29, para 1) and he has Simple controls (as per the stats on p 25).

>With the rearward firing light machineguns my guess is

> the second crew member is in a crew station, since the individual would not

> be in a position to fly the aircraft.

Agreed. And it’s not a “turret” like the one at the back of a Lancaster. That’s why the stats say it’s a “flexible” mount, which allows it to be much smaller and weigh a lot less.

I haven’t run the numbers, but do these changes fit into the design?

*** BTW, the CREW/PASSENGER ACCOMODATIONS is a reprint of Striker. But I’ve noticed a few more pieces of errata: in Striker, a Simple cockpit and a Crew station both weigh .10 tons, and a Complex cockpit weighs .25 tons. Cockpit armor and an ejection set add .10 tons each. The decimal places for all of these options are missing from COACC !!! ***

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