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Re: Standard gunner positions
« Reply #15 on: July 01, 2012, 12:51:20 PM »
Nice list Karnak and it illustrates why standard positions are problematic. A listing that starts at the front and moves back while always listing right side before left side and top before bottom when positions coincide would also be consistent and avoid trying to go to a standard position, say 3 for example, which isn't available in that bomber. You would only have to know how many gunner positions you had and that the last one is furthest back.

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Re: Standard gunner positions
« Reply #16 on: July 01, 2012, 01:04:57 PM »
It is problematic, but it could be an awful lot more consistent than it is.

Another example of unnecessary inconsistency  are the Mosquitoes, A-20G and Il-2 in terms of selecting ordnance that is internal versus external.  In some cases the first option is internal and the second is external and in other cases the first option is external and the second is internal.
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Re: Standard gunner positions
« Reply #17 on: July 01, 2012, 01:14:22 PM »
It is problematic, but it could be an awful lot more consistent than it is.

Another example of unnecessary inconsistency  are the Mosquitoes, A-20G and Il-2 in terms of selecting ordnance that is internal versus external.  In some cases the first option is internal and the second is external and in other cases the first option is external and the second is internal.

If I flew those a/c  I would keep notes and make graphics for the bomber guns so I wouldn't have to try to remember everything.

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Re: Standard gunner positions
« Reply #18 on: July 01, 2012, 01:52:07 PM »
There should be some basic structure for keymapping though. Front-Rear-Left-Right-Upper-Lower. 
There was another wish on here some time ago, where the OP wished that the user had the ability to map each gunners position to a key of there choice.
That should please pretty much everyone, because you could customise each bomber as you 'wish' 

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Re: Standard gunner positions
« Reply #19 on: July 01, 2012, 02:39:52 PM »
There was another wish on here some time ago, where the OP wished that the user had the ability to map each gunners position to a key of there choice.
That should please pretty much everyone, because you could customise each bomber as you 'wish' 

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