Gun Options

Gun Options (Convergence, Belting, and Triggers)

Players can now set and preserve some of their favorite aircraft customizations.

Gun Convergence

Using this command, you can set the distance at which rounds from your planes guns should cross paths. Convergence settings for each plane are saved in Options.txt.

.conv <number>: All guns set to Number convergence.
.conv <number1> <number2>: Sets the convergence for gun#1 to range #2 meters.

Example: ".conv 400" sets all guns to convergence 400 meters in front of the aircraft.

Belts

You can belt different ammunition types for your aircraft, though this is limited by the types of ammunition available to the particular weapon. Those limitations are detailed in the .ACM files for each weapon.

.belt: show all belt listings for each gun
.belt <belt list>: tries to set all guns to that belting
.belt <number> <belt list>: tries to set gun number to that belt list

Belting Language

The format for ammunition belting language is very specific. Incorrect belting language is ignored and the defaults are used.

2 APIT, 1 API, 3 AP: Fires rounds from the belt in that order
50 (APIT, 3 API), API: Fires 1 APIT then 3 API 50 times (total 200) and then 1 API.
50 (APIT, 3 API), 100 API: Fires 1 APIT then 3 API 50 times (total 200) and then 100 API.

Example: ".belt 1 2 apit, 1 api, 3 ap" sets #1 guns to fire rounds in that order>

Types of Ammunition:

There are several different ammunition types available. Some of these are often combined, such as APIT, API, APHE, HEIT, etc. The types of ammunition available for each weapon are determined by that weapons .ACM file.

• AP: Armor Piercing
• HE: High Explosive
• I: Incendiary
• T: Tracer
• Ball: Ball

Options.txt

Custom aircraft settings regarding weapons are now saved in the new file Options.txt. Your convergence and belt settings for a specific plane will always be used when you fly that plane. Aircraft load out options for ordnance and drop tanks will be used when the scenario does not restrict them.

Example:
[/tr/planes/f4u-1d.acm]
options = 1, 4, 1
convergence 1 = 300
belting 1 = APIT, AIT

The name of the file that saves these settings can be changed in config.txt ([Interface] option = options.txt).

Multiple Gun Triggers

Targetware supports multiple gun triggers. Default values are listed below. You can customize these settings in Settings -> Keyboard -> Guns section.