Author Topic: Rockets-->Alternate Wing Firing Please?  (Read 411 times)

Offline Warspawn

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Rockets-->Alternate Wing Firing Please?
« on: June 13, 2006, 02:52:41 AM »
Hey!!

Was practicing around with the P-38 and was wondering why the rockets don't fire alternately from each wing?  Ie...you fire .salvo 2.  Sometimes you'll fire off a rocket from each wing, other times you'll launch a pair from the same side.

Not a huge pain except when you're trying to put down HVAR's on lil' gv's; from about D600 the wingspread on a P-38L's not a small matter, guessing which wing is going to fire and guessing wrong, would result in a miss of several feet.

Since we can't select which wing rack to fire/drop ordinance from, could we get them to alternate one side, then the other?  It's not a huge issue; I'm sure I could go offline and write down which side fires at what ammo count...just a convenience thing.

Thanks!

*edit* the current firing patter is L-R-L-R til you get to the last four, then it's L-L R-R.  Is this pattern consistant with all rocket-armed planes like the 190F-8 or is it something you have to get in the plane and test?  :)

*second edit* the 190's Panzerblitz rockets fire a pair from each side.  L-L, then R-R, ect..until all 12 are gone.  The Pony fires its six alternately, starting with the left wing, until all 6 are gone.  The D-hog on the other hand, starts its rocket sequence on the right side.  The P-47N goes L-L, R-R, then L-L, L-R...argh.  Guess it's something you should just 'know' by flying and firing the ordinance...just would be easier to have it standardized.  Or is there an indicator somewhere I'm missing about which side is primed to fire?
« Last Edit: June 13, 2006, 03:14:07 AM by Warspawn »
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Offline Urchin

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Rockets-->Alternate Wing Firing Please?
« Reply #1 on: June 13, 2006, 05:42:43 PM »
I'd love that.  

Maybe it wasnt that way historically, thats the only thing I can think of.

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Rockets-->Alternate Wing Firing Please?
« Reply #2 on: June 13, 2006, 05:55:48 PM »
I know they always alternated 1 for 1 in every other sim I have flown. WarBirds did, I think AW did (its been a long time) and Il2 does (in Il2/PF, they fire in pairs, not 1 at a time).

Always wondered why they fire off in a screwy sequence in AH.
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