P038 ligthning.

[chuckfourth]

Hi
I noticed that the lightning seemed to have a pretty big armament for a plane with not a lot of wing.
Here is what I found at
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/P-38_Lightning
"4x M10 three-tube 4.5 in (112 mm) rocket launchers or:
10x 5 in (127 mm) HVAR's (High Velocity Aircraft Rocket) and/or:
either 2x 2,000 lb (907 kg) or 1,000 lb (454 kg), 4x 500 lb (227 kg) or 4x 250 lb (113 kg) bombs "
I read this as
"4x M10 three-tube 4.5 in (112 mm) rocket launchers.
or
10x 5 in (127 mm) HVAR's (High Velocity Aircraft Rocket)
and any two bombs.
or
Maximum of four bombs at 500 lb or under
or
two bombs of 1000 lb or over.

ie there are only 4 points on the wings at which ordinance can be attached.
So in the USA OB units 487,488,489,490,492 and 493 all have the wrong bomb/rocket combinations.
Id also note that the one P38 in the USA OB that existed in v6 of the game actually had the correct loadout of 10 HVARs But was removed.
I doubt if bombs and rockets were ever loaded in combination on any one particular plane.
Best Regards Chuck.