Friday 2010-11-12 Dev. update and Discussion

[swiss]

Originally Posted by Splitter

. Mixing ammo could cause "short cycles" jamming the gun. And for other reasons, one type of ammo per gun makes sense.
Splitter

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)

[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.

[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.