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Offline Wildcatdad

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Dumb question
« on: December 07, 2014, 08:11:33 AM »
OK, how do self sealing fuel tanks work in real life? Are they modeled in game?
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Offline The Fugitive

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Re: Dumb question
« Reply #1 on: December 07, 2014, 09:07:20 AM »

Offline oboe

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Re: Dumb question
« Reply #2 on: December 07, 2014, 09:16:04 AM »
I *think* that self-sealing tanks are modeled in the game in some manner.  IIRC, the G4M Betty bomber catches fire easily in the game, and the Japanese neglected to fit self-sealing tanks to this aircraft as a weight-saving measure to increase its range...

Offline DaveBB

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Re: Dumb question
« Reply #3 on: December 09, 2014, 08:19:27 PM »
Self-sealing fuel tanks were usually three layers.  The inner and out layer were hardened rubber, while the middle layer was raw rubber.  If a bullet went through the tank, the raw rubber would congeal and harden when exposed to gas.  There is really good footage of a P47 getting shot up by a 190, and you can see a fuel tank get hit, spray some fuel, then stop leaking.
« Last Edit: December 09, 2014, 08:41:51 PM by DaveBB »
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