Later on, they did exactly that: from about February onwards, Curtis LeMay had the guns and turrets stripped out of the force bombing Japan -- except for the ta

Later on, they did exactly that: from about February onwards, Curtis LeMay had the guns and turrets stripped out of the force bombing Japan -- except for the tail position -- to save weight/increase range, speed, and bomb load. Operational consequences: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bombing_of_Tokyo https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bombing_of_Tokyo