There are quite a few accounts, from fighter pilots, of guns failing to fire due to icing of the mechanisms.
Leading edge flaps icing up would be only of concern to a player when attempting to land,
Most Allied late war aircraft, mainly the bombers, had anti-icing heaters and vibrating rubber leading edges to counter wing icing.
Icing will also occur in summer and the tropics, despite the ground temperature, if an aircraft is flying high enough.
Through in flying high with a tropical storm and icing can happen.
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