In a plane with wing mounted guns there are limits to how close you can set your convergence.
We would have to know the dimensions of gun bays in each fighter and the dimensions of the guns to know if the gun is even able to be turned that far inwards to close the convergence. And that's assuming the rounds don't go through the prop disc.
I'm not saying it couldn't be done because i frankly don't know, i'm just making an educated guess that settings to the effect of 50 meters or below were impossible, due to the above reasons.
Whatever the case, it's a far cry from simply asking the devs for settings below 100 meters. It needs some research first and it's individual for every aircraft.
The reason Hartman could shoot from so close is that he flew a fighter with nose mounted guns. In that case, even if the gun convergence settings are limited by the size of gun vs size of gun bay, there are two significant advantages:
1) There is synchronizing gear, so shooting through the prop is not an issue.
2) You can set your guns for 400meters and still shoot at point blank range. Just aim lower than the target (use the upper part of your revi to line up the target, instead of the crosshairs).
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