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Old 03-29-2011, 12:17 PM
Blackdog_kt Blackdog_kt is offline
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I don't have it yet on my PC, but after reading the English manual i can help you with a couple of your questions.

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Originally Posted by CoD Manual
This is the Bombenabwurfgeraet on the German planes; bombers of other
nations have similar controls with less impressive names.
When carrying multiple bombs, the device determines when each bomb is
dropped . Bombs are dropped in salvos of one or more bombs, with a certain
interval between each salvo.
However the most important feature of a bomb distributor is the Toggle
Bombs Armed command. Bombs carried by any plane must be Armed.
Otherwise you might as well be dropping cartoon anvils.
Even if your plane is not equipped with a bomb sight or a Bombenabwurfgeraet,
if it carries a bomb, it must be armed prior to being dropped.
We do not recommend arming your bombs until you’re close to your target. If you
have to ditch along the way or are hit by an enemy round, an otherwise minor
incident will turn your aircraft into a giant fireball if your bombs are armed.
So, i guess the commands preface by abwurf are the keyboard shortcuts for the bomb release mode selector and 070=abwurf_arm (?) is the master arm switch.

As for the impeller, i can't recall exactly where i found it in the manual so that i can copy the relevant information.

If my memory isn't failing me, i think it's an emergency ram-air generator that's only used on the BR-20. If you are damaged and your engine-driven generators are out of action, you can switch this on to restore power to the aircraft's electric system.

I guess it deploys something like this into the airflow: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ram_air_turbine
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