The most promising was a unique weapon called the Sondergerät 500 Jägerfaust. This consisted of a series of single-shot, short-barreled 50 mm (2-inch) guns pointing upwards. Five were mounted in the wing roots on each side of the aircraft. The trigger was tied to a photocell in the upper surface of the aircraft, and when the Komet flew under the bomber, the resulting change in brightness caused by the underside of the aircraft could cause the rounds to be fired. As each shell shot upwards, the disposable gun barrel that fired it was ejected downwards, thus making the weapon recoilless. It appears that this weapon was used in combat only once, resulting in the destruction of a Halifax bomber,[16] although other sources say it was a Boeing B-17.
Any way to model this? I know some of the night fighters have Sarge Muzik functional.
I know the guns can be mounted in any direction. Just place the same type that the Me-262-1a U4 uses in a vertical position.
the Photoeye effect maybe could be acomplished by giving the Me-163 a Phantom AI gunner with the guns fixed to a very limited vertical arc.
So when you fly under a bomber the AI should fire at the bomber.
Unless you modding geniuses can replicate it better another way. Cuz I barely understand that magic.
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