4.13 development update discussion and feedback

[Pursuivant]

Originally Posted by Plane-Eater

The chamber heats up enough that when the next cartridge is fed into place, it overheats and fires without the hammer dropping, which cycles the weapon and causes another round to feed, which fires... you get the idea.

This the "cook off" problem I described, but your explanation is better.

Originally Posted by Plane-Eater

The Korean-era P-51 pilots manual explains burst lengths and runaway gun heat issues.

Link? All I could find online is the 1945 P-51D manual.

[Laurwin]

Originally Posted by Pursuivant

This the "cook off" problem I described, but your explanation is better.



Link? All I could find online is the 1945 P-51D manual.

By the time of korean war new aircraft like f-86 sabre used upgraded fiftycal AN/M3 Browning.

This weapon had boosted feed mechanism and higher rate of fire compared to ww2 era Mustangs.

F-80 shooting star also used AN/M3.

Did legacy era propeller aircraft get upgraded or retrofitted with newer AN/M3?

Im thinking mustangs and corsairs used in korea...

[Pursuivant]

Originally Posted by Laurwin

Did legacy era propeller aircraft get upgraded or retrofitted with newer AN/M3?

The F8F Bearcat was fitted with AN/M3, as was the F-82 Twin Mustang. The F4U-5 Corsair was fitted with 20mm cannons.

Allegedly, after 1945 the USAF standardized on the AN/M3 for all its planes, but I haven't found a reliable source for that info.