CoD--Becoming a Masterpiece

[Strike]

Originally Posted by nodlew

I am thinking that, perhaps, there is a finer physical modeling at work here than I expected. I was surprised that firing at bombers with multiple leaks in their wing-tanks streaming fuel almost never sets them on fire. But then, usually, those planes are going pretty fast, which prevents evaporated fuel from building up in the air around and within them.

You may very well be on to something here, never thought it could be that detailed, but I know fire can be spread at low airspeeds and I know they are put out at higher airspeeds.

Originally Posted by nodlew

Some befuddling things are beginning to make sense to me--like the time I hit the elevator of a 110 and set it on fire, causing the crew to instantly bail. It was a tiny little orange spot on the elevator of the plane. I was thinking, "What is back there that could catch fire?" Answer? Hydraulic lines.

Now luftwhiners, correct me if I'm wrong, but I believe the 110 did not have hydraulic elevators or rudders. The simpler, the better for warmachines I think, until speeds grew a lot during the late part of the war. However, the fabric or some internal structure shielded from the wind may indeed catch fire from the tracer rounds. Paint, lubricants and even metal itself can catch fire if superheated

Originally Posted by nodlew

"Dude, very cool! I just shot down an extremely dedicated National Socialist!"

That sentance just made my day! ROFL! Thank you!