Friday 2010-11-19 Dev. update and Discussion

[Sutts]

Originally Posted by kendo65

I'm 99% certain that the spiralling effect in the tracer smoke is down to rifling of the barrel causing the rounds to spin, rather than any camera-shake effect.

I'm really happy that this effect is modelled (visible on many gun-camera films from this era), but as Oleg has said previously all different types of round are modelled - previous tracers showed simple light-streaks with no smoke. I have no doubt that all are modelled accurately.

I'm a little bit surprised at some of the reactions to the spiral tracer smoke though - when the previous tracers were shown there was a chorus of voices asking where was the smoke?!?

I think the debate was about whether the smaller RAF 303 rounds should have smoking tracers or not. In IL2 they didn't while the larger rounds did.

I've seen plenty of footage of smoke trails coming from 303 rounds but I'm sure as Oleg says, different tracers had different properties and some types may have been smokeless.

[Kwiatek]

I wonder what exacly mean and in which plane is such control:

Throttle War Emergency Power ??

I know 109 and Spit control panel and never see such thing?

[Sutts]

Originally Posted by Kwiatek

I wonder what exacly mean and in which plane is such control:

Throttle War Emergency Power ??

I know 109 and Spit control panel and never see such thing?

I think generally this was achieved by moving the throttle to its maximum position. In some aircraft a thin wire was in place which had to be broken before the emergency power could be activated. This also told the ground crew that the engine may have been stressed in combat. I'm no expert though!

[kendo65]

Originally Posted by Kwiatek

I wonder what exacly mean and in which plane is such control:

Throttle War Emergency Power ??

I know 109 and Spit control panel and never see such thing?

Bear in mind that there may be features listed here that will be applicable for future developments in the series. For instance there is facility to control 8 engines - obviously for the future as there are no 8-engine aircraft in the Battle of Britain.

[kendo65]

Looks like the ship in this pic may be taking avoiding action?

Certainly seems to be moving to port. Nice! (a little difficult to say for certain admittedly, but another advance over il2 if so)

[diveplane]

Originally Posted by kendo65

Looks like the ship in this pic may be taking avoiding action?

Certainly seems to be moving to port. Nice! (a little difficult to say for certain admittedly, but another advance over il2 if so)

love the ocean wake

[SlowBurn68]

Noob question - What type of allied plane is that with the four gun touret on its back?

[Rodolphe]

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Originally Posted by SlowBurn68

Noob question - What type of allied plane is that with the four gun touret on its back?

Boulton Paul Defiant

Originally Posted by zodiac

One question about that moveable part on his back. Isn't that meant to be totally retracted in order to turn the turret? That is how I remember it from the days I made a scale model of a defiant... From the pictures I've seen it was always retracted if the turret was moving.

See around 2'15" and 3'20".

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ce9My4IKydo

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