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Simple M2 Browning .50cals (remastered)

10.2k ThomasRoderick  1.9 years ago

Overview:
Three .50 cal Brownings, made to be somewhat size and weight accurate. Fires M20 API-T rounds.
The three guns are: GAU-21/M3 (yellow), AN/M2 light barrel (olive drab), and M2HB (Brown). Their cyclic rates are 1200, 750, and 600 rpm, respectively.


Installation:
Grab by the receiver assembly (the jet-black structural panel, painted red in this picture for highlighting), and mount it on pretty much anywhere that's not a wing surface.
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Background:
Yes, I have posted the original (which I have deleted, no need for it to clog up my inventory anymore) nearly two years ago, but I felt there's still something missing: how do I make the smoke (and casing ejection) effects look more realistic? Would particle effects cause issues with the predictor? Now, I've got the answer here, and with it, my third attempt to make our beloved Ma Deuce even more realistic. Gone are the smoke trails that follow the bullets: now smoke is smoke and they would trail behind the "aircraft" guns... or stay in front of the (normally land-based) M2HB for a fraction of a second before dissipating.
I have also made them sound realistic as well: from the dull thumping of the slow-firing M2HB, all the way to the rapid "pop"s of the AN/M3, now when these weapons fire they should sound distinctive... and sort of War Thunder-ish.


Note:
All weapons are (sort of) synchronized. Because guns on WWII aircrafts IRL would fire in salvos regardless whether they use synchronizers or not. That's just how those wires and solenoids work.

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General Characteristics

  • Created On Android
  • Wingspan 8.2ft (2.5m)
  • Length 6.7ft (2.1m)
  • Height 1.9ft (0.6m)
  • Empty Weight 646lbs (293kg)
  • Loaded Weight 646lbs (293kg)

Performance

  • Wing Loading 80.1lbs/ft2 (391.2kg/m2)
  • Wing Area 8.1ft2 (0.8m2)
  • Drag Points 1199

Parts

  • Number of Parts 31
  • Control Surfaces 0
  • Performance Cost 122
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    192k Zaineman

    @ThomasRoderick ok Cool, thanks ! Z 😺

    +2 1.2 years ago
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    @Zaineman And feel free to use 'em!

    +1 1.2 years ago
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    @MANYU19 No? I haven't really grasped the method to build high-quality ships - plus, I don't build replicas.

    +1 1.6 years ago
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    @ThomasRoderick very cool guns. you very hard work on this

    +2 1.9 years ago
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    61.2k Sergio666

    This is really great work, I'll incorporate it into some future plane and give you credit for your great work. @ThomasRoderick

    +2 1.9 years ago
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    @SimplePilot28465 Thanks! Feel free to use them in your designs as long as you give credit.

    +2 1.9 years ago
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    Good job!

    +2 1.9 years ago