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Offline BrockS

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Refuel/Re-arm pad
« on: November 11, 2009, 01:46:54 PM »
Would it be possible to allow aircraft on the re-arm pad to change loadout without having to end the sortie? Additionally, the ability to distribute the fuel as desired in the tanks available would be helpful. For example, in the P-47M if the loadout is 50% or less, all fuel is in the main tank (no wing tanks on M). When that tank is hit, it runs dry VERY quickly. I would like to be able to have the option of putting a portion of that fuel in the aux tank.
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Offline 2ace

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Re: Refuel/Re-arm pad
« Reply #1 on: November 11, 2009, 01:48:03 PM »
I believe its been asked for before, but its a great idea. +1
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Re: Refuel/Re-arm pad
« Reply #2 on: November 11, 2009, 01:52:21 PM »
Cool idea...  :aok

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Re: Refuel/Re-arm pad
« Reply #3 on: November 11, 2009, 01:54:40 PM »
I agree - it might make it take a few seconds longer to refuel/rearm, but the extra time really won't make much a difference.

Plus, in real life there's no reason why you couldn't do this.
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Re: Refuel/Re-arm pad
« Reply #4 on: November 11, 2009, 02:10:01 PM »
No.

You can't replane why?

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100% fuel, no matter what. 

You can never tell how long a sortie is going to be or if unforseen circumstances will keep you on patrol longer than anticipated.


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Re: Refuel/Re-arm pad
« Reply #5 on: November 11, 2009, 02:11:56 PM »
+1. When on the rearm pad, have the clip board display two options: "current load" or "change" where the map was.
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Re: Refuel/Re-arm pad
« Reply #6 on: November 11, 2009, 02:13:16 PM »
Quote from: AWwrgwy on November 11, 2009, 02:10:01 PM
No.

You can't replane why?

and

100% fuel, no matter what. 

You can never tell how long a sortie is going to be or if unforseen circumstances will keep you on patrol longer than anticipated.


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Party pooper...if someone wants to just refuel and take a chance on losing their kills as well as that pretty perk plane, nothing wrong with it.
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Re: Refuel/Re-arm pad
« Reply #7 on: November 11, 2009, 02:17:16 PM »
Quote from: gyrene81 on November 11, 2009, 02:13:16 PM
Party pooper...if someone wants to just refuel and take a chance on losing their kills as well as that pretty perk plane, nothing wrong with it.

No problem with that.

Hey!!  You can do that now!!  Wow!! 

You just need to take what you had to begin with....


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Re: Refuel/Re-arm pad
« Reply #8 on: November 11, 2009, 02:22:41 PM »
Quote from: AWwrgwy on November 11, 2009, 02:10:01 PM
No.

You can't replane why?

and

100% fuel, no matter what. 

You can never tell how long a sortie is going to be or if unforseen circumstances will keep you on patrol longer than anticipated.


wrongway


You are correct, I would like to amend my wish to be the complete elimination of re-arm pads and all aircraft take off with 100% fuel and ammo as a default since this has no effect on aircraft performance and there is no need to tailor the loadout to be mission/situation specific. Thanks for the eye opening input!
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Re: Refuel/Re-arm pad
« Reply #9 on: November 11, 2009, 02:24:28 PM »
wrong way, it seems like you boo anything you don't find absolutely nessicary.


And brocks, he'll just say you should drop ord, waste ammo, and loiter around your base untill you have the desired fuel.
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Re: Refuel/Re-arm pad
« Reply #10 on: November 11, 2009, 02:27:03 PM »
There are more variables than just changing the loadout. For example. some planes require additional hardware to be mounted in order to take bombs or drop-tanks. Hardly appropriate for a hot turn around. Change the gun package? Again, not appropriate. Reducing or increasing internal fuel would be fine with me, but doing more than that requires a bit more thought than just saying "do it".

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Re: Refuel/Re-arm pad
« Reply #11 on: November 11, 2009, 02:29:12 PM »
Quote from: AWwrgwy on November 11, 2009, 02:10:01 PM
No.

You can't replane why?


Sometimes the hangars may have been taken down.

Quote from: hammer on November 11, 2009, 02:27:03 PM
There are more variables than just changing the loadout. For example. some planes require additional hardware to be mounted in order to take bombs or drop-tanks. Hardly appropriate for a hot turn around. Change the gun package? Again, not appropriate. Reducing or increasing internal fuel would be fine with me, but doing more than that requires a bit more thought than just saying "do it".

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Good point...

Perhaps limit it to only guns if you took no bombs at first, but if you did initially have bombs, then maybe only other types of bombs?  However if you do that then it's already getting complicated...
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Re: Refuel/Re-arm pad
« Reply #12 on: November 11, 2009, 02:30:47 PM »
Quote from: hammer on November 11, 2009, 02:27:03 PM
There are more variables than just changing the loadout. For example. some planes require additional hardware to be mounted in order to take bombs or drop-tanks. Hardly appropriate for a hot turn around. Change the gun package? Again, not appropriate. Reducing or increasing internal fuel would be fine with me, but doing more than that requires a bit more thought than just saying "do it".

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That makes sense. A bit more constructive than Wrgwy's reply.
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Re: Refuel/Re-arm pad
« Reply #13 on: November 11, 2009, 02:31:21 PM »
OK lets limit it to changing the fuel load, ammo load out, but not gunpackage, and for planes with standard pylons you can choose to take ord or not.
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Re: Refuel/Re-arm pad
« Reply #14 on: November 11, 2009, 02:45:37 PM »
+1 :aok
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