Well, yes, I guess if you put it that way. Perhaps not comfortable, but certainly fun :-)
Not sure about the gun, I remember hosing off all (578 rings a bell, if it was full?) my rounds (one burst) in a hornet once while doing some stuff. Twas S+L and the only thing that I noticed was a nose 'nod' by about a degree (ish) and a 1 knot speed loss (but that was well within the noise). I don't know where the gun(s?) is/are on that beasite and where they point - yes, 'forward', I know!!
I thought you'd like the whole 'tumbling' thing G ;-)
Ray