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The Rose turret (sometimes known as the Rose-Rice turret) was a gun turret armed with two M2 Browning heavy machine guns which was fitted to some British Avro Lancaster heavy bombers in 1944 and 1945. Development of the turret began in 1943 as part of a program to improve the Lancaster's defensive armament, but it did not enter production until late 1944. The Royal Air Force (RAF) ordered 600 Rose turrets in June 1944, and 400 were completed by the end of the Second World War in Europe. The turret was generally regarded as an improvement over previous designs, although its guns had a high rate of stoppages during combat.

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  • Rose turret
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  • The Rose turret (sometimes known as the Rose-Rice turret) was a gun turret armed with two M2 Browning heavy machine guns which was fitted to some British Avro Lancaster heavy bombers in 1944 and 1945. Development of the turret began in 1943 as part of a program to improve the Lancaster's defensive armament, but it did not enter production until late 1944. The Royal Air Force (RAF) ordered 600 Rose turrets in June 1944, and 400 were completed by the end of the Second World War in Europe. The turret was generally regarded as an improvement over previous designs, although its guns had a high rate of stoppages during combat.
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Number
  • 400(xsd:integer)
Name
  • Rose turret
Caption
  • A Rose turret on display at RAF Museum London
primary armament
  • Two M2 Browning heavy machine guns
Wars
Manufacturer
is UK
  • y
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production date
  • 1944(xsd:integer)
design date
  • 1943(xsd:integer)
is vehicle
  • y
Crew
  • One gunner
abstract
  • The Rose turret (sometimes known as the Rose-Rice turret) was a gun turret armed with two M2 Browning heavy machine guns which was fitted to some British Avro Lancaster heavy bombers in 1944 and 1945. Development of the turret began in 1943 as part of a program to improve the Lancaster's defensive armament, but it did not enter production until late 1944. The Royal Air Force (RAF) ordered 600 Rose turrets in June 1944, and 400 were completed by the end of the Second World War in Europe. The turret was generally regarded as an improvement over previous designs, although its guns had a high rate of stoppages during combat.
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