Other armament corrections

[Grach]

I agree that a lot of the PF IJN machines have odd weapons fits and should be cleaned up. The H8K1 is one of the most obvious with MG-151/20 and MG-81. At least the G4M has MG-FF/M and .303 Browning which is a bit closer. Also Zeros etc with MG-FF/M and MG-15... Are there any actual Japanese weapons modelled??
Anyway If you guys could see your way clear to cleaning up the H8K1 (even with MG-FF/M and .303 Browning it would be a vast improvement) could you also perhaps include an H8K2 (the major production version) with 20mm in each of the five turrets(!) for a bit of a challenge?

Non-Japanese weapon wishes using already extant models;

1) IAR.80a with six machine guns as flyable. Correct 13.2mm (even .50 cal would suffice) Brownings for IAR.80b and IAR.81a.

2) Mosquito FB.VI with 8x rockets as an option (perhaps a 1944 version with higher boost Merlin 25 engines for this?)

3) add the radio room .50 cal to the various B-17s. Actually, adding the twin .50 cal to the B-17D radio room is pretty critical. At the moment it seems to have no dorsal armament!

4) Hurricane loadouts: 8 gun IIb option. (The outer 4 guns were often removed in the Far East to lighten the aircraft.) 500lb bombs would also be nice for both IIb and IIc, plus 250lb for the IIc.
The Russian conversions had quite a variety of loadouts, ignoring the various gun options (4x UB or 4x ShVAK) they could be fitted with 4x RS/BRS-82, or various bombs up to 2x 100kg.

That's about it off the top of my head. Thank you for fixing up the loadouts you already have. (I've been waiting ages for an MG-151/20 equipped Bf109G10!)

[JG53Frankyboy]

B-17 flyable is a MOD, so wrong forum here



here is a nice page about the IAR80/81 with inforamtions about some more suitable ammounts of ammo than the ingame ones
http://www.ipmsstockholm.org/magazin..._eng_iar80.htm

[JG53Frankyboy]

1000lb bombs for the P-47s wingstations.

and at least an option "additonal ammo + Droptank" please..
in COOP missionbuilding i like to use the P-47 very often with 50% fuel and Droptank but than i cant have the more ammo in the moment

[JG53Frankyboy]

some missing loadout mixes for german bombers:
Ju88A-4:
10 SC50 + 2 SC500
10 SC50 + 4 SC500
2 AB250
4 AB250

He111H-2:
4 SC250 + 16 SC50
4 SC250 + 16 SC70
32 SC70

Ju87Ds:
1 AB250
1 AB250 + 4 AB23
1 AB250 + 4 SC50
3 AB250
1 AB500 + 2 AB250

Fw190F-8:
1 SC250 + 4 AB23
1 SC500 + 4 AB23
1 AB250 + 4 AB23
1 AB500 + 4 AB23
and as mentioned
Panzerblitz
Panzerblitz + 1 SC250
Panzerblitz + 1 SC500
Panzerblitz + 1 AB250
Panzerblitz + 1 AB500
would be awesome

[KG26_Alpha]

Originally Posted by JG53Frankyboy

some missing load out mixes for German bombers:
Ju88A-4:
10 SC50 + 2 SC500
10 SC50 + 4 SC500
2 AB250
4 AB250

He111H-2:
4 SC250 + 16 SC50
4 SC250 + 16 SC70
32 SC70

Ju87Ds:
1 AB250
1 AB250 + 4 AB23
1 AB250 + 4 SC50
3 AB250
1 AB500 + 2 AB250

Fw190F-8:
1 SC250 + 4 AB23
1 SC500 + 4 AB23
1 AB250 + 4 AB23
1 AB500 + 4 AB23
and as mentioned
Panzerblitz
Panzerblitz + 1 SC250
Panzerblitz + 1 SC500
Panzerblitz + 1 AB250
Panzerblitz + 1 AB500
would be awesome

Hi

What load out info do you have for SD and PC, I'm having problems finding correct loadings.

[MBot]

This might be beyond an armament option, but a B-25J with the solid nose featuring 8 .50 cal would be sweet.

[Grach]

Originally Posted by JG53Frankyboy

B-17 flyable is a MOD, so wrong forum here

Um, I never said it was flyable and this thread gives no indication that it is discussing fixes for flyables only.
Bottom line is the B-17D, at least, has no dorsal armament where it should have a twin flexible .50 BMG in the radio compartment.
They are very easy targets at the moment, simply attack from above. I'd like them to be less easy targets. I do not use mods. Alles klar?

Originally Posted by JG53Frankyboy

There is a nice page about the IAR80/81 with inforamtions about some more suitable ammounts of ammo than the ingame ones
http://www.ipmsstockholm.org/magazin..._eng_iar80.htm

Nice, thank you!

As far as the 8 gun Hurricane IIB goes, this was a field mod introduced when the RAF started fighting Japanese aircraft. It was felt that 12x .303 were overkill against lightly built Japanese aircraft with 8 guns being regarded as more than enough. Furthermore the weight saving and performance gained after removing the outer four guns, their ammo feeds and the associated protective plate was seen as worthwhile. Please note I am not talking about the IIA. IIRC, some Hurricane IIB were modified this way in Singapore before the fall and many others were subsequently modified like this in CBI.

I thought about suggesting a Hurri IID/IV, but thought best to leave the requests to things that don't need any 3D model changes.

I'd still like to see a 1944 standard Mossie with rockets too.

[Daniël]

Originally Posted by Grach

4) Hurricane loadouts: 8 gun IIb option. (The outer 4 guns were often removed in the Far East to lighten the aircraft.) 500lb bombs would also be nice for both IIb and IIc, plus 250lb for the IIc.
The Russian conversions had quite a variety of loadouts, ignoring the various gun options (4x UB or 4x ShVAK) they could be fitted with 4x RS/BRS-82, or various bombs up to 2x 100kg.

If a Hurricane MkII has got 8 guns it's called a MkIIa, 12 guns is MkIIb. But how a MkIIb where 4 guns are removed is called? I don't know.

[koivis]

Originally Posted by Daniël

If a Hurricane MkII has got 8 guns it's called a MkIIa, 12 guns is MkIIb. But how a MkIIb where 4 guns are removed is called? I don't know.

Hurricane Mk IIb 8-gun Field Mod?

But seriously, the difference between IIa and IIb, apart from the guns, was that the IIb could carry underwing bombs and drop tanks. Now it has no other loadout options but only the guns.

[IceFire]

I doubt it'd be a huge effort to produce a armament option on the Hurricane IIb to remove the outer MG's.

A Hurricane IID or Mark IV would be an interesting and fairly straight forward addition as well come to think of it. Useful on our desert maps and in Burma (used there right up to the end of 1944 I believe when they were replaced by lend lease P-47s).