Friday 2010-11-12 Dev. update and Discussion

[brando]

Originally Posted by swiss

But they mixed ammo in reality, probably for a good reason.

If I had to bet, I'd say the tracer-only gun will fail first.
(take a guess why)

Due to barrel fouling? Well yes, perhaps the tracer round would cause that - but the armourers would be cleaning and checking all the guns after a day. Excessively pitted barrels would be replaced pretty smartly.

[winny]

Also, some of the RAF pilots didn't like having the last 4 rounds in the incendiary guns to be tracer because thay noticed that some of the German pilots were waiting till they saw them before they engaged.

I can find no mention of the RAF fighter command using mixed ammo belts till 1942. (I'm talking MG wise, not cannons).

I've no idea what Bomber commands practice was.

[swiss]

Originally Posted by winny

Also, some of the RAF pilots didn't like having the last 4 rounds in the incendiary guns to be tracer because thay noticed that some of the German pilots were waiting till they saw them before they engaged.

I doubt it, since you could use this behavior in your favor.

[winny]

Originally Posted by swiss

I doubt it, since you could use this behavior in your favor.

It's true.

Gunners in US torpedo and dive bombers in the pacific used to throw empty ammo cans out of their cockpits to bait Japanese fighters into getting cocky and approaching from behind instead of slashing attacks from above or the side.

[swiss]

Originally Posted by brando

Due to barrel fouling? Well yes, perhaps the tracer round would cause that - but the armourers would be cleaning and checking all the guns after a day. Excessively pitted barrels would be replaced pretty smartly.

In fact the whole gun will be full of this ugly stuff, everywhere.