Simple Test mission

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Thats basically what I've been doing. Between that map, turning things down and overclocking my graphics card (a 4870) I've been able to get a reasonable enough frame rate to play around with gunnery etc. This game has made me say "sweet" a few times.

In regards to weapon loadout, the system for saving is counter-intuitave (having not read about it in the manual) but after a few goes I managed to replicate somewhat ammunition loadings I found here (although the game is missing one or more bullet types -not sure if it is date related): http://www.quarry.nildram.co.uk/BoB.htm

"...the initial RAF fighter loading was three guns loaded with ball, two with AP, two with Mk IV incendiary tracer and one with Mk VI incendiary.

...Another source for the Battle of Britain armament gives four guns with ball, two with AP and two with incendiaries (presumably Mk VI) with four of the last 25 rounds being tracer (presumably Mk IV incendiary/tracer) to tell the pilot he was running out of ammunition. It is not clear why ball was used at all; presumably there was a shortage of the more effective loadings. (By 1942 the standard loading for fixed .303s was half
loaded with AP and half with incendiary.)..."