Racks only loadout?

[DD_Fenrir]

It's almost impossible to find a picture of an operational WW2 Pony without it's racks fitted as they seem to have been left on permanently.

 

Any chance we could get a bomb racks only loadout for the P-51D?

[grafspee]

It's almost impossible to find a picture of an operational WW2 Pony without it's racks fitted as they seem to have been left on permanently.

 

Any chance we could get a bomb racks only loadout for the P-51D?

 

you probably see racks for droptanks those were preaty common for p-51

[DD_Fenrir]

I'm quite aware of their purpose graf.

 

My point is unless we load bombs or drop tanks the DCS P-51D won't have them, yet it's damned impossible to find a photo of an operational wartime P-51D without them fitted.

 

I'd like the option of having a racks only load-out selectable in the ME or arming screen so I can emulate this.

[saburo_cz]

you probably see racks for droptanks those were preaty common for p-51

No, he definitely speaks about bomb racks, that is their name even in P-51 Parts catalog...

[grafspee]

No, he definitely speaks about bomb racks, that is their name even in P-51 Parts catalog...

 

question is are bomb racks drag is modeled or not in DCS or only bombs

Edited June 11, 2019 by grafspee

[grafspee]

Btw how nice prop is looking on this photo

[grafspee]

but i agree bomb racks by default mounted under wing would be nice

[Magic Zach]

Most of the photos I see of the Mustang actually have clean wings, but I can understand where you're coming from. The best thing right now is to load bombs/drop tanks and then simply drop them after spawning in or taking off. I'm assuming this is for something like a photo shoot?

[VH-Rock]

+1 Would like to have a pylon only load out option.

[DD_Fenrir]

Most of the photos I see of the Mustang actually have clean wings

 

Really?

 

from my experience researching primarily the 8th and 9th Air Forces I have never seen a photo of an operational frontline P-51 without them.

 

The best thing right now is to load bombs/drop tanks and then simply drop them after spawning in or taking off. I'm assuming this is for something like a photo shoot?

 

Not particularly, just for historical accuracy. It would also mean I could lock them to the loadout in historical co-ops. And yeah I could load tanks and drop them prior to start-up but it's something of an immersion popper - I'd rather not have to.

[DD_Fenrir]

*BUMP*

 

Hi ED. Was wondering if this could be given any thought, especially considering that the P-47 has racks by default and an option to remove. It'd be nice to have this for the Pony too.

 

Thanks.

[Magic Zach]

Back from the dead, but I forgot about this thread entirely, and was just independently thinking the same thing as Fenrir was in the OP.
Also apparently I've been in this thread before lol, I take back what I said in 2019.

But, it would be great if, essentally similarly as how was done with the 190A8, if we could have rack-only options.  It does appear that it was exceedingly rare that P-51s would be without their bomb/bag racks, and that these were essentally a permanent fixture to the character of the Mustang.