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Combat Mix load is the standard for the A-10 IRL, and single ammo-type magazines were never an objective for our mod. Mixed is the only magazine we have intended for use on the A-10 after the release of the Jets DLC.
Pure PGU-14 API magazine is for legacy reasons only (before Arma 3 submunitions system was enhanced for Jets DLC, it was not possible for us to have a mixed magazine). It's not there for the sake of variety - we have to keep the old class for the sake of compatibility with missions made before Jets DLC changes.
IRL, the USAF used PGU-13 only loads for a short time in Libya and then Syria, but found it to be ineffective against the mix of targets that A-10s were tasked to engage (numerous un-armoured vehicles such as trucks were seen to remain operational in spite of successful PGU-13 hits).
In more recent years, it seems (according to budget documents) that the USAF has adopted a 2/1 API/HEI combat mix instead of the legacy 4/1 API/HEI combat mix to reduce the usage of Depleted Uranium, or a 2/1 TP/HEI "urban mix" with PGU-15 training munitions replacing PGU-14 API to remove DU completely.
This largely counts against us adding a HEI-only magazine to the mod. |
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