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Offline popeye

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which bombs are selected?
« on: August 09, 2016, 12:33:41 PM »
When identical bomb loads are under the wings and in the bomb bay, is there a way to tell which is selected?
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Re: which bombs are selected?
« Reply #1 on: August 09, 2016, 12:35:58 PM »
AFAIK there's no direct way to tell. The only way is to test it and then try to memorize which station is selected first when you takeoff.
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Re: which bombs are selected?
« Reply #2 on: August 09, 2016, 12:43:32 PM »
When identical bomb loads are under the wings and in the bomb bay, is there a way to tell which is selected?
If this is for the A20 (Which I find is most confusing as far as this goes) the initial bomb is your bomb bay bombs and under the wing are the second....would be nice to get a B500 or W500 so you can tell the difference (For new guys at bombing).
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Re: which bombs are selected?
« Reply #3 on: August 09, 2016, 10:24:32 PM »
If this is for the A20 (Which I find is most confusing as far as this goes) the initial bomb is your bomb bay bombs and under the wing are the second....would be nice to get a B500 or W500 so you can tell the difference (For new guys at bombing).

Perhaps even a .salvo ALL when the bomb doors are open and you really, really want to ruin someone's day?  :devil
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Re: which bombs are selected?
« Reply #4 on: August 10, 2016, 09:37:02 AM »
Easiest way to solve it is to always open bomb bay doors, then it doesn't matter if you have selected bombs on the wings or in the bomb bay.
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Re: which bombs are selected?
« Reply #5 on: August 10, 2016, 10:33:46 AM »
Easiest way to solve it is to always open bomb bay doors, then it doesn't matter if you have selected bombs on the wings or in the bomb bay.
Dropping bomb bay bombs prior to wings makes flying the A20 a lot harder.
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Re: which bombs are selected?
« Reply #6 on: August 10, 2016, 10:49:03 AM »
It's a bomber, not a fighter, its not supposed to turn.  :cheers:
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Re: which bombs are selected?
« Reply #7 on: August 10, 2016, 12:00:03 PM »
It's a bomber, not a fighter, its not supposed to turn.  :cheers:


Actually it's an attack aircraft, and that's what you do with it.  :devil

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Re: which bombs are selected?
« Reply #8 on: August 10, 2016, 05:22:11 PM »
Thou shalt not turn thy bomber like a fighter.  :old:
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« Reply #9 on: August 10, 2016, 06:19:13 PM »
Thou shalt not turn thy bomber like a fighter.  :old:

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Re: which bombs are selected?
« Reply #10 on: August 10, 2016, 11:31:45 PM »
It's a bomber, not a fighter, its not supposed to turn.  :cheers:

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Re: which bombs are selected?
« Reply #11 on: August 11, 2016, 05:36:14 AM »
Thou shalt not turn thy bomber like a fighter.  :old:
Thou needs to be maneuverable to drop bombs on tanks heads :aok
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Re: which bombs are selected?
« Reply #12 on: August 11, 2016, 05:58:59 AM »
Thou shalt not tard the tank of thy foe.  :old:  :joystick:
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Re: which bombs are selected?
« Reply #13 on: August 11, 2016, 06:06:19 AM »
Thou shalt not tard the tank of thy foe.  :old:  :joystick:
when Thou places tanks in Thou town, Thou shall kill Thou like Thou bomb****
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Re: which bombs are selected?
« Reply #14 on: August 11, 2016, 06:32:49 AM »
Then thy foe shalt up Wirbles in greater numbers than ever before and thy lancstuka shalt be shot to pieces.  :old:



But yes, it would be nice with a way to see which bombs that are selected.
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