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Offline DeadStik

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Wings or bomb bay?
« on: September 09, 2011, 12:18:44 PM »
Currently there is no differentiation between having wing ords or bomb bay ords selected (unless they're different lbs or type). The two aircraft which I see this as a problem is the Mossie and the A20. When upping with equal ords under the wings and in the belly there is no way to tell which set you're selected on. Can we have an indication added? E.g.: Up in A20 with 8 x 500. 4 in the belly, 4 on the wings. When selected on the wing bombs add a "W" after the selection. So instead of
B50 | 4

You see:

B50W | 4

And for the bomb bay:

B50B | 4
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Offline Pigslilspaz

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Re: Wings or bomb bay?
« Reply #1 on: September 09, 2011, 12:27:38 PM »
Always wanted this, never was smart enough to think to post it here.

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Re: Wings or bomb bay?
« Reply #2 on: September 09, 2011, 01:05:30 PM »
I rarely fly bombers, but I approve of this idea.

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Re: Wings or bomb bay?
« Reply #3 on: September 09, 2011, 01:18:07 PM »
I like the idea, I think it has been suggested before.

I'd rather see (I) or (E) for bomb selection for Internal or External, instead of B or W.
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Re: Wings or bomb bay?
« Reply #4 on: September 09, 2011, 01:57:27 PM »
I like the idea, I think it has been suggested before.

I'd rather see (I) or (E) for bomb selection for Internal or External, instead of B or W.
+1 would be a nice alteration.
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Re: Wings or bomb bay?
« Reply #5 on: September 09, 2011, 02:02:35 PM »
Worse, the A-20G, Il-2, Mosquito Mk VI and Mosquito Mk XVI are not consistent about whether the first option or the second option are under wing or in the bomb bay.
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Re: Wings or bomb bay?
« Reply #6 on: September 09, 2011, 02:41:49 PM »
     Seems like a reasonable wish to me  :aok
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Re: Wings or bomb bay?
« Reply #7 on: September 09, 2011, 06:34:35 PM »
x2. Lost a triple-kill on tanks today when I thought I was on wing bombs. Pressed the pickle and all I got was a "Bomb bay doors are not opened"

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Re: Wings or bomb bay?
« Reply #8 on: September 09, 2011, 06:58:55 PM »
Only was to be sure you won't fail currently is to quickly tap O before your pickle. I have my doors mapped right next to my secondary fire in my bomber mode control scheme.

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Offline icepac

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Re: Wings or bomb bay?
« Reply #9 on: September 09, 2011, 07:09:10 PM »
HTC will give you this option at the expense of losing the F3 option.

Are you up for that trade?

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Re: Wings or bomb bay?
« Reply #10 on: September 09, 2011, 07:15:05 PM »
HTC will give you this option at the expense of losing the F3 option.

Are you up for that trade?
Mossie VI doesn't have an F3 view....

Nor does the Il-2.

Both suffer from this as well.
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Re: Wings or bomb bay?
« Reply #11 on: September 09, 2011, 07:35:00 PM »
That's because the mossie you mention is a fighter/attack aircraft.

Strangely, the mossie with 6 x 500 does have F3 view.

I stand by my earlier post.
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Re: Wings or bomb bay?
« Reply #12 on: September 09, 2011, 07:45:59 PM »
That's because the mossie you mention is a fighter/attack aircraft.

Strangely, the mossie with 6 x 500 does have F3 view.

I stand by my earlier post.

You missed my point.  Bombers are not the other aircraft affected by the lack of an indicator if bombs are under the wings or in the bomb bay.
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Re: Wings or bomb bay?
« Reply #13 on: September 09, 2011, 08:20:31 PM »

 default on A-20 is allways bomb bay,  whats so hard about that ?


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Re: Wings or bomb bay?
« Reply #14 on: September 09, 2011, 08:21:01 PM »
+1 to OP