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    Is useful in campaign to save fuel tanks instead of jettison them ?

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      soldano
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      Has any efect if I save my fuel tanks instead of jettison them when empty ?.- I mean if it helps to maintain the ordnance stocks at a campaign

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        Char0093
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        You stated the reason. It helps maintain stock back at home. You don’t have too many of them,and you’re only supplied at certain intervals. Generally speaking, unless you’re getting into serious trouble, like battle damage, or where you need to be as light and maneuverable as possible, Keep them with you.

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          Dracfalcon @Char0093
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          Concur with Char0093. We are currently flying a campaign and our fuel tanks are currently low in stock. We will have to see if the stock gets replenished.

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          • KuhprahK
            Kuhprah @Dracfalcon
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            If you play on blue side… you normally never run out of anything. Enough planes, weapons, fuel, stores… at least for long time 😄 On red side, it seems they never have really great replacement.

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              cptmtge @Kuhprah
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              most drop tanks are lost by AI flights and most squadrons will run out of ordinance unless resupplied. Right click on an aircraft icon in the planning map and it will show next resupply and other important info. I have found in 4.33u1 carrier aircraft are out at arrival of almost all ordinance yet still have loadouts for tasked missions.

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                Arsenius @cptmtge
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                I Remember to discuss this many years ago. And i remember of people saying.
                Naval Planes, almost NEVER jett their tanks due to difficult on replenish in the middle of ocean

                Usually i jett them in deep strike missions or strike missions when fuel is a critical thing and need less drag to go home.

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                  Stevie @Arsenius
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                  @Arsenius:

                  I Remember to discuss this many years ago. And i remember of people saying.
                  Naval Planes, almost NEVER jett their tanks due to difficult on replenish in the middle of ocean

                  Usually i jett them in deep strike missions or strike missions when fuel is a critical thing and need less drag to go home.

                  …not “almost”…just “never”. Even in most USN/USMC emergency situations that I am familiar with the procedure calls to “retain and depressurize external tanks”. My guess (and it’s just a guess) is that the tanks help keep the intakes from biting the water/ground and flipping the jet on surface contact. Or it could just be that fragging the tanks helps dissipate energy. Don’t know…just know.

                  May the bridges I burn light the way

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                    hasler @Stevie
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                    Isn’t the Navy even mounting IRST on the super hornet’s center tank. Losing that one would probably get someone in trouble.

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                      Stevie @hasler
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                      @hasler:

                      Isn’t the Navy even mounting IRST on the super hornet’s center tank. Losing that one would probably get someone in trouble.

                      I doubt the IRST/CL EFT would survive a barricade, ditch, or stub gear emergency…but the EP is still to “retain and depressurize”, AFAIK.

                      May the bridges I burn light the way

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                        suhkoi69 @Stevie
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                        Fuel = Life

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                        • StevieS
                          Stevie
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                          …to quote an acquaintance of mine - “the only time you have too much fuel is when you are on fire”.

                          May the bridges I burn light the way

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