How do I access the different bomb bay sections (NOT pylons)

SleazeyWombat · 01-08-06, 01:05 AM

The P-3C Orion has 4 separate bomb bay locations (as described on page 3-9 of the "Dangerous Waters User Manual". I can change the loadouts in these different BB locations, but how do I access them in flight, from the TACCO station?

I was flying the "Russian Landings" mission where you have to drop a lot of mines, toss some AGM-65's at an invasion fleet, and launch some torpedoes toward them (to slow their approach to the invasion beaches), and then land and replenish. I drop, fire, or shoot everything available in the TACCO wing and bomb bay pylons selectors, and returned to base.

When I got to base, the 3 other bomb bay locations were still full, so there must be some way to be able to expend the ordnance in those parts of the bomb bay.

What's the secret to accessing all 4 sets of pylons in the bomb bay?

Apocal · 01-08-06, 01:33 AM

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Originally Posted by SleazeyWombat

The P-3C Orion has 4 separate bomb bay locations (as described on page 3-9 of the "Dangerous Waters User Manual". I can change the loadouts in these different BB locations, but how do I access them in flight, from the TACCO station?

I was flying the "Nordic Hammer" mission where you have to drop a lot of mines, toss some AGM-65's at an invasion fleet, and launch some torpedoes toward them (to slow their approach to the invasion beaches), and then land and replenish. I drop, fire, or shoot everything available in the TACCO wing and bomb bay pylons selectors, and returned to base.

When I got to base, the 3 other bomb bay locations were still full, so there must be some way to be able to expend the ordnance in those parts of the bomb bay.

What's the secret to accessing all 4 sets of pylons in the bomb bay?

I do believe those are different configurations of the bombay... had the same problem for awhile, myself.

OneShot · 01-08-06, 06:56 AM

Apocal is right. Those are different configurations not different bomb bays. While the wing hardpoints are obviously fixed the bomb bay is modular. This means that depending on your mission you can carry ONE of the following configurations in the bomb bay

- 8 Torpedoes
OR
- 3 Mines
OR
- 1 Mine & 4 Torpedoes
OR
- 2 Mines & 2 Torpedoes

01-08-06, 01:05 AM	#1
SleazeyWombat Mate Join Date: May 2005 Location: Texas Posts: 57 Downloads: 3 Uploads: 0	How do I access the different bomb bay sections (NOT pylons) The P-3C Orion has 4 separate bomb bay locations (as described on page 3-9 of the "Dangerous Waters User Manual". I can change the loadouts in these different BB locations, but how do I access them in flight, from the TACCO station? I was flying the "Russian Landings" mission where you have to drop a lot of mines, toss some AGM-65's at an invasion fleet, and launch some torpedoes toward them (to slow their approach to the invasion beaches), and then land and replenish. I drop, fire, or shoot everything available in the TACCO wing and bomb bay pylons selectors, and returned to base. When I got to base, the 3 other bomb bay locations were still full, so there must be some way to be able to expend the ordnance in those parts of the bomb bay. What's the secret to accessing all 4 sets of pylons in the bomb bay?

01-08-06, 06:56 AM	#3
OneShot Grey Wolf Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Germany Posts: 956 Downloads: 9 Uploads: 0	Apocal is right. Those are different configurations not different bomb bays. While the wing hardpoints are obviously fixed the bomb bay is modular. This means that depending on your mission you can carry ONE of the following configurations in the bomb bay - 8 Torpedoes OR - 3 Mines OR - 1 Mine & 4 Torpedoes OR - 2 Mines & 2 Torpedoes __________________ All the things you always wanted to know about Dangerous Waters but never dared to ask!