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Title: Drop Tank Mount Point Cost
Post by: Slade on December 04, 2020, 06:36:49 AM

Team,

I updated my stats on this.  I'll be adding more planes in time.  I think there is a good starter set below though.

http://oracledba.help/app/ww2planes/index.php?n=Site.DropTankCost

Title: Re: Drop Tank Mount Point Cost
Post by: Simon on December 04, 2020, 08:39:08 AM

Interesting, the F4U1A takes a huge hit from the DT mount. I may have to re-think my upping parameters.

Thanks for doing this X15. I'm looking forward to see the Yak3 on some of your tests to see if my perceptions of it's OP-ness are valid.

Simon

Title: Re: Drop Tank Mount Point Cost
Post by: hgtonyvi on December 04, 2020, 09:04:07 AM

Quote from: Simon on December 04, 2020, 08:39:08 AM

Interesting, the F4U1A takes a huge hit from the DT mount. I may have to re-think my upping parameters.

Thanks for doing this X15. I'm looking forward to see the Yak3 on some of your tests to see if my perceptions of it's OP-ness are valid.

Simon

I thought you knew this since it does not have a pylon....Same as the -1 model...Later F4U models are built to carry ords w/o impact.

Title: Re: Drop Tank Mount Point Cost
Post by: Simon on December 04, 2020, 09:12:52 AM

I did not know this, and in fact asked the very question in game a couple of weeks ago and no one else knew.

Seems like it might be the difference between being able to outrun a gang of yak3s vs getting chased down.

PS I hate Yak3s

Title: Re: Drop Tank Mount Point Cost
Post by: popeye on December 04, 2020, 11:21:59 AM

Thanks for doing the testing, good info.   :salute

Got me wondering about the effect of rocket rails/racks/tubes.

TAS at edge of radar ring with/without empty rocket rails/racks/tubes.  (5k start, level flight, 25% fuel, MIL power.)

190A-5    332 / 348
Mossie Mk VI    322 / 332
P38-L    343 / 343

Interesting that the empty rocket racks have no effect on P38-L airspeed.

Title: Re: Drop Tank Mount Point Cost
Post by: Shuffler on December 04, 2020, 11:38:25 AM

The P38 L sheds the rocket racks once the rockets are expended. The J model keeps the tube after the rockets are used.

Title: Re: Drop Tank Mount Point Cost
Post by: popeye on December 04, 2020, 01:25:26 PM

Quote from: Shuffler on December 04, 2020, 11:38:25 AM

The P38 L sheds the rocket racks once the rockets are expended.

The new art shows the empty racks attached.  Maybe a problem with the art?

Title: Re: Drop Tank Mount Point Cost
Post by: haggerty on December 04, 2020, 02:16:47 PM

I think your turn rotation is wrong for either the Typhoon or Tempest, I believe one rotates right, and the other left....my favorite rides and I cant remember which does what.  Your notes have them the same though.

I wish I had kept my notes for climb rate of planes carrying their ords.  Pretty sure the P38 is king there though, I just hate how it flies. 

Title: Re: Drop Tank Mount Point Cost
Post by: Drano on December 05, 2020, 11:27:40 AM

Quote from: haggerty on December 04, 2020, 02:16:47 PM

Pretty sure the P38 is king there though, I just hate how it flies.

BLASPHEMY!


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Title: Re: Drop Tank Mount Point Cost
Post by: Train45 on December 05, 2020, 01:11:15 PM

ill have to check again but i think the mossie bomber has the 38 beat. bout 3000ft/min with wep with a cookie and 2 250lb

Title: Re: Drop Tank Mount Point Cost
Post by: atlau on December 05, 2020, 02:10:29 PM

Quote from: Train45 on December 05, 2020, 01:11:15 PM

ill have to check again but i think the mossie bomber has the 38 beat. bout 3000ft/min with wep with a cookie and 2 250lb

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