rearming

[dewliner]

Hey,
I am relatively new to the game and learning the ins and outs. Love the action even if I am getting killed all the time. I heard a bombing team the other day talking about rearming on a base they just plastered, but without landing. Is it possible to reload armament by merely touching wheels?
Any input would be appreciated.  Thanks

[coombz]

there are re-arm and re-fuel pads located at the end of each runway at airfields. you have to park on them for 30 seconds though

welcome to AH

[jeep00]

You have to land and taxi to the circle just off the ends of the runways, then take about 30 seconds to rearm. Or a good carrier landing and you can rearm right there too.

Bob

[Getback]

I think some one was misquoted or spoke an incomplete sentence. The rearm pad is one of the many cool features of the game. If I'm not damaged in anyway and the fight looks good I may rearm. That is assuming the possibility of getting vulched is at a minimum.

However, I often land with a gun out, gear missing, oil leak etc. At those times I don't rearm. Also a guy told me a long time ago if you get hit and show no damage you should get a new plane because the likelihood of damage from any more hits will probably cause a major malfunction.

[MK-84]

You have to land and taxi to the circle just off the ends of the runways, then take about 30 seconds to rearm. Or a good carrier landing and you can rearm right there too.

Bob

Or on a bad carrier landing, if you just barely bump the throttle you can move slowly in reverse

[dewliner]

Thanks for all the info, I'll keep my eyes open for the pads

[Zoney]

Welcome to the game Dewliner <S>.

[tmetal]

If you still have trouble locating them press the F3 key, then use a combination of the 0 and 8 keys on your keypad to get a rear down view of your plane on the ground. Eventually; if you use them, you will get to know thier location well enough to taxi to them in your sleep.

[Lab Rat 3947]

they're not marked on the maps but look for a small rectangle at the end or near the end of the runways   

[phatzo]

Welcome to the game Dewliner <S>.

Zoney, always a gentleman, you were the first person to welcome me to warbirds years ago <S>. Anyway this is what a re-arm pad looks like

[RipRap]

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Welcome to AH

[Vinkman]

Hey,
I am relatively new to the game and learning the ins and outs. Love the action even if I am getting killed all the time. I heard a bombing team the other day talking about rearming on a base they just plastered, but without landing. Is it possible to reload armament by merely touching wheels?
Any input would be appreciated.  Thanks

The re-arm pad is often used when enemy buffs have bombed all the fighter hangars at a base. If you land and "end Sortie" you will not be able to re-up at that base because the hangars are down. So instead of "ending the sortie", taxi to the re-arm pad and your plane will have it's ammo and gas load reset to what it was when you upped from the hangar. in this way you can fly multiple take offs/missions even when the hangars are down. Any plane damage will not be fixed however, so if you are mission parts, or have an oil leak, or a gas leak, those will not be fixed. For scoring purposes a re-arm is still concidered part of the original sortie, so if you shoot down a plane and run out of ammo, and you go back and re-arm and take off and shoot down another plane, then land and "end sortie" you will get a system message stating you have landed 2 kills. your Kills per sortie for that sortie will be 2:1.

Hope that helps.

[jeep00]

Or on a bad carrier landing, if you just barely bump the throttle you can move slowly in reverse

My version of a bad carrier landing doesn't involve needing to reverse slightly. Mine mostly involve a new parts department opened on the deck. 

But you are correct, you can inch backwards in that manner and thanks for mentioning it.

[PuppetZ]

Negative, a bad carrier landing is when you catch the 2nd or 4th wire. 

I, personally, have a small tendency to catch the edge of the deck.....

[Shuffler]

<< catches no wire in my 38 and has to backup maybe 30 ft to get fuel.