Author Topic: P-51 ammo load? Poss. Bug? (Read 429 times)

Sled · « **on:** January 24, 2006, 06:18:15 PM »

Well I assume that most of you know about this, But I'm trying to figure out if this is intentional or a bug.

In the P51-D, with the six gun load out, if you hit the " \" key you can switch between four gun or six gun firing option. It is reasonable to assume that this was a real option on the real aircraft, as it would be fairly easy to rig this.

The question comes in the ammo lay out when you do this in the AH D pony.

With the six gun option it list 800 / 1080 rds

when you hit the " \" key it switches to 1080 / 1080.

It appears you are gaining ammo, but how.

Also if you have the four guns selected (" \ ") and fire your primary gun, the " F " key, the ammo counter clicks off, but there is no gun fire. Although you do see some smoke.

Something is not right here.

Klum25th · « **Reply #1 on:** January 24, 2006, 07:54:48 PM »

yea ive notice that with the guns.

moot · « **Reply #2 on:** January 24, 2006, 08:53:30 PM »

I don't know about the absence of flash, sound, and tracers in the second case, but the first isn't a bug.
You've just selected the same gun (and ammo) banks on both primary and secondary weapons/triggers.

Sled · « **Reply #3 on:** January 24, 2006, 08:58:19 PM »

OK moot I'll buy that, but what is up with the lack of flash, sound , and tracers, when firing the " F " button only?

Bodhi · « **Reply #4 on:** January 24, 2006, 11:18:21 PM »

whats really gooing to bugger your head, is that you can indivdually shut off your gun solenoids via breaker settings....

So you could in essence fire and # (up to 6) that you desire

Sled · « **Reply #5 on:** January 25, 2006, 12:04:51 AM »

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Originally posted by Bodhi
whats really gooing to bugger your head, is that you can indivdually shut off your gun solenoids via breaker settings....

So you could in essence fire and # (up to 6) that you desire

I assume that you are referring to the real P-51D, not the one in AH.

No, that wouldn't "bugger my head" at all. The guns are fired electrically, so it's no big deal to install some switching in series to take one or more of the guns out of the circuit when the trigger is pulled.

Bodhi · « **Reply #6 on:** January 25, 2006, 10:29:10 AM »

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Originally posted by SLED
I assume that you are referring to the real P-51D, not the one in AH.

No, that wouldn't "bugger my head" at all. The guns are fired electrically, so it's no big deal to install some switching in series to take one or more of the guns out of the circuit when the trigger is pulled.

It's as simple as 6 breakers, although, it was more common and factory wired in paired. Many pilots prefered individually breakering the guns.

Seen it on 47's, 51's, F4u's, and F6F's....