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Saklad5
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(Answered) Refueling drogue questions
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10 August 2023, 11:13:36 »
I have a few questions about mid-flight refueling.
The refueling drogue (page 247,
TechManual
, sixth printing) is explicitly allowed on VTOLs. While VTOLs aren't allowed on the low-altitude or high-altitude maps, fighters
are
allowed on the ground map: could a sufficiently low-flying VSTOL-equipped or aerospace fighter be refueled by a VTOL if the altitude of the former and the elevation of the latter line up?
Rules for refueling in an atmospheric hex are provided on page 33 of the fourth printing of
Strategic Operations: Advanced Aerospace Rules
. It requires an entire space turn to start refueling, and seems intended for the high-altitude map. Does that same time requirement still apply when both units are operating on the ground?
That rule also incorporates a surprising amount of randomness. Other fluid pumps operate at a consistent rate, and the fluff for the drogue suggests that rate would be 1 ton of fuel per ground turn.
Can a VTOL mount External Fuel Tanks using the rules for VTOL bombing found on page 106 of the sixth printing of
Tactical Operations: Advanced Rules
?
Can a vehicle move fuel from a liquid cargo bay to its own internal, extended, or external tanks? What about the opposite direction? Can a fluid suction system move fuel directly into those tanks? Could an ICE-powered vehicle with a sprayer fire petroleum from its tanks?
Note that it is already possible to move fuel from the tank of one unit to the liquid cargo bay of another using a fluid suction system, and vice versa even without one.
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Saklad5
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Re: Questions on refueling
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Re: (Research) Refueling drogue questions
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14 June 2024, 13:48:19 »
1. Elevation and Altitude are two different concepts, and never overlap.
2. Yes.
3. Yes.
4. Yes.
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