Armament and equipment

[ColoniaLibre]

Hello there!

I had a small issue with a MiG-15 and drop tanks cannot be jettisoned after refuel/reammo at base.

Description: After a multiplayer sortie with an undamaged MiG-15, I landed safely back at the airbase to refuel and rearm. After taking off again with a fresh set of drop tanks, the jettison command failed to release them. They remained stuck to the wings for the rest of the flight, no matter how many times I pressed the button. 😉

Note: The cockpit sound effects for the jettison button were audible every time I pressed it, so the game definitely registered the input, and the aircraft had zero structural damage.

Steps to reproduce: 
1. Join a multiplayer server and select the MiG-15 with drop tanks.
2. Fly a sortie, drop the fuel tanks, and land back at the base without taking any damage.
3. Complete the Refuel & Rearm process (ensuring new drop tanks are attached).
4. Take off and try to jettison the newly attached drop tanks.
5. Notice that the button click sound is playing, but the tanks stay attached.

Expected result: The new drop tanks should detach from the wings when the jettison command is used.

Actual result: The drop tanks remain attached to the aircraft, even though the button click sound plays.

It would be great if someone could investigate this behavior. I hope I'm not mistaken, but maybe it's a small bug, or perhaps I just ran out of luck this time! 🙂
Thank you very much.

Best regards!

[WitchyWoman]

On 7/1/2026 at 6:40 AM, uumembwa said:

Pilots don't use handgun and flare outside of plane in multiplayer.

I bailed out over enemy lines yesterday and the handgun would not even deploy. What good is it anyway if you cannot even see it when you bail out in FPV. Pilots did not use them from cockpit like WW1 they were only for defense after bailing yet they are useless.

[Dash,Polder]

3 hours ago, WitchyWoman said:

I bailed out over enemy lines yesterday and the handgun would not even deploy. What good is it anyway if you cannot even see it when you bail out in FPV. Pilots did not use them from cockpit like WW1 they were only for defense after bailing yet they are useless.

Actually the procedure for a stuck tip tank that wouldn't jettison nor transfer fuel in a P-80 was open canopy and shoot holes in the tank to drain it.  Having a single full tank on the outboard station exceeded the aircraft's trim ability to maintain controlled flight and it had to be dealt with immediately.  

 

[WitchyWoman]

19 hours ago, Dash,Polder said:

Actually the procedure for a stuck tip tank that wouldn't jettison nor transfer fuel in a P-80 was open canopy and shoot holes in the tank to drain it.  Having a single full tank on the outboard station exceeded the aircraft's trim ability to maintain controlled flight and it had to be dealt with immediately.  

 

I am not sure what this had to do with topic?

[Dash,Polder]

You said they didn't use them from the cockpit like WWI, but that's not quite the case.  

[Viking1]

In career mode for my commanders aircraft, once I set it up --

 

-- skin is remembered

-- helmet is remembered

But MODS (G-14 and mirror) I have to set every time. Is this a bug or is it supposed to be lilke this?