Turn Down Head Shake

[robtek]

One should not forget that firing a center mounted cannon from a multi-ton jet might differ quite a bit from firing wing mounted (very off-center), unsynchronized, cannon on a light (below 2 ton) prop fighter.

[Rattlehead]

Are there any actual accounts from WW2 pilots concerning the shaking of the plane when firing the 20mm?
I've read a few biographies, but nothing was ever mentioned about it one way or the other.

I'd like to see the head shake for firing weapons turned into vibrations instead, at the moment its like driving down a bumpy road. Its not fun. But the concept is great so i hope it gets refined to create a great effect.

[Danelov]

20mm I dont know, but the axe mounted 37mm in the Yak-9T, or the 45mm at the Yak-9K, yes. The IL-2 reproduced very well the effect and in the real planes was really so, that is well documented .The advise was to fire only very short bursts of 2, 3, 4 shells and this machines were in general assigned to crack aiming skilled pilots. Aircobras had also the same effect, with the 37mm but a little less.Of course, that´s very heavy stuff compared to the 20mm.