aircraft armament

propbeanie · 11-25-18, 01:44 PM

Ehh... what's the diff between a 50 cal and a 20mm cannon when you're in a submarine on the surface?...

- sorry, mark!

Now, old un-reliable wikipedia says

Armament
3 .30 cal (7.62 mm) machine guns (two in nose turret, one in ventral hatch at tail)

2 .50 cal (12.7 mm) machine guns (one in each waist blister)

4,000 lb (1,814 kg) of bombs or depth charges; torpedo racks were also available

at https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Consolidated_PBY_Catalina

Dependent upon the mod, your boat might be very thin-skinned also...

ETR3(SS) · 11-25-18, 02:29 PM

Jeff is on the right path there, but you need to look a little further into the wpn_cannon entry in the sim file. Look at the ammo_storage entry and cross reference that with the Shells.dat. Using the AFB_USFighter as an example, it is armed with 20mm AP rounds.

11-25-18, 01:44 PM	#1
propbeanie CTD - it's not just a job Join Date: May 2016 Location: One hour from Music City USA! Posts: 10,098 Downloads: 451 Uploads: 2	Ehh... what's the diff between a 50 cal and a 20mm cannon when you're in a submarine on the surface?... - sorry, mark! Now, old un-reliable wikipedia says Armament 3 .30 cal (7.62 mm) machine guns (two in nose turret, one in ventral hatch at tail) 2 .50 cal (12.7 mm) machine guns (one in each waist blister) 4,000 lb (1,814 kg) of bombs or depth charges; torpedo racks were also available at https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Consolidated_PBY_Catalina Dependent upon the mod, your boat might be very thin-skinned also... __________________ "...and bollocks to the naysayers" - Jimbuna

11-25-18, 02:29 PM	#2
ETR3(SS) Ocean Warrior Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Between test depth and periscope depth Posts: 3,021 Downloads: 175 Uploads: 16	Jeff is on the right path there, but you need to look a little further into the wpn_cannon entry in the sim file. Look at the ammo_storage entry and cross reference that with the Shells.dat. Using the AFB_USFighter as an example, it is armed with 20mm AP rounds. __________________ USS Kentucky SSBN 737 (G) Comms Div 2003-2006 Qualified 19 November 03 Yes I was really on a submarine.