WI inter-war Bristol Bombays were armed with side-firing machine guns ..... like later Puff-the-Magic-Dragon C-47 or AC-130 Spectre gunships?
Given that the RAF enjoyed air-superiority over most of the colonies, Bombays could deliver hellfire and brimstone to uppity tribesmen at will.
The RAF officially listed Bristol Bombay and H.P. Harrow as bomber/transport, but they only carried a small bomb load.