Friday 2010-12-10 Dev. video update and Discussion

[Oleg Maddox]

Originally Posted by Jg2001_Rasputin

Merlin V12 Startup, I see a lot of blue

Please read with atention: The color of exhaust from the direct pipe and from the extended are different. The temperatue of the flame decreasing with the longer leght of pipe. More lower temperature - more red flame. The most hight is right from the hole without pipe.

As I told above a lot of factors is present in forming of color.

[swiss]

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Originally Posted by swiss

I just learned the Spit only had ammo for roughly 16 seconds of continuous firing - will they be modeled like that?

source:
http://www.quarry.nildram.co.uk/BoB.htm

It was already in IL2, so should be the same in SOW.

Try taking a late war 109 for a spin and see how fast it runs out of the good stuff (30mm hub cannon). The only planes that seem to have "Hollywood" levels of ammo are the larger American fighters like the Corsair, and P-47. If you opt for the P-47 with extra ammo you can hold down the trigger the entire length of your mission and still land with enough lead in the guns to down a bomber.

I imagine that Oleg and Co. have figured out the exact historical loadout for all the fighters involved and you won't be given an extra round.

[swiss]

Originally Posted by speculum jockey

It was already in IL2, so should be the same in SOW.

Try taking a late war 109 for a spin and see how fast it runs out of the good stuff (30mm hub cannon). The only planes that seem to have "Hollywood" levels of ammo are the larger American fighters like the Corsair, and P-47. If you opt for the P-47 with extra ammo you can hold down the trigger the entire length of your mission and still land with enough lead in the guns to down a bomber.

I imagine that Oleg and Co. have figured out the exact historical loadout for all the fighters involved and you won't be given an extra round.

I just clocked it(UP2.01 MkI).

1st: You're right
2nd: I am an Idiot, should have done that before.
3rd: deleted my post - to save space and the original is quoted anyway.

Sorry.

[Flanker35M]

S!

If comparing Spitfire Mk.I/Hurricane early marks and Bf109E-4 it can be easily seen that the Spitfire/Hurricane have longer exhaust pipes than Messerschmitt. I recall reading the exhausts on a DB engine were very short, in range of 10-15cm only.