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Back side of the Bristol F2b shows weapon stations, load capacity and flexible weapons field of fire.
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7.13 Front View and Weapon Stations
The front view shows the location and number of the weapon stations.
7.14 Load Effects
This section lists the load effects for the four configurations. See section 51.0 Aircraft Loads.
7.15 Bomb Bay and Hard Point Capacity
The table shows the weapon station number, station weight limit, munitions section shows the number, weight and type of munition that may be carried on the station. The notes section lists information about the stations, if they are internal cockpit or bomb bay or hard point.
Refer to Figure 7.0-2 Bristol F.2b Aircraft Data Card (Back).
Station 1 and 3 are wing hard points. The stations has a capacity of 150 lbs. and each may carry 6 BB type munitions each weighing up to 25 lbs.
Station 2 is the gunner/observers cockpit and may carry a camera (C), wireless transmitter (WT) or grenades (Grn) for a total weight of 110 lbs.
7.16 Flexible Mount Weapon Arcs
This section shows the location, crew, horizontal and vertical arc limits for flexible weapons.
The weapon(s) may engage targets in horizontal and vertical arc or arcs noted by a pair of numbers representing the left and/or right horizontal and lower and upper vertical arc limit.
Low vertical arcs have a negative (-) sign, upper arcs have no sign.
The flexible mount weapon arc reference illustration is shown with the counter facing a hex side and hex spine.
17.17 Weapon Armor Penetration
The weapons armor penetration for a given range is listed in this table.
17.18 Field of View
Listes the crew member's horizontal and vertical field of view.
17.19 Flt Ops and Division Maneuvering Scale Data
This block is for the Flight Operations (Flight Op.) and Division Maneuvering (DM) scale. The aircraft’s operational movement speeds and average rate of climb per Operational Game turn are listed in this block for each altitude band.
• Cruise Speed – The cruise speed in Flight Points of the aircraft in the respective altitude band.
• Climb Speed – The speed in Flight Points an aircraft will use while climbing during a one or ten minute Flight Op or DM game turn.
• Average Rate of Climb – The maximum altitude the aircraft will gain using MIL or WEP throttle during one or ten minutes at Flt Op. or DM scale is listed in 1000 ft/min.