Is there a reason for such low ammo for French?

[Fireslice04]

The M.B.157 has so little ammo with 150 cannon and it burns quickly, is that just realism or just something Gaijin placed

[Kay]

Has to do with the gun itself, and the magazine for ammo. So...realism. All because technical documents said so.

[Katokevin]

A lot of the French aircraft mount the Hispano 404 which still used 60 or 90 round drums at the time they were built. This was not that uncommon for the time either. Look at some other early aircraft. The British Spitfire Mk. IIb, a Bf 109 E-3, A6M2, etc. It's not untill VB.10C-1 that you get the 404 fitted with a long belt.

[SevenUp]

Why carry a lot of ammo if after thirst shot they surrender

[Colonel Jason]

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Why carry a lot of ammo if after thirst shot they surrender

Year is freaking 2018 and there is a still surrender jokes for the French.

[Stridswombat]

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Why carry a lot of ammo if after thirst shot they surrender

Year is freaking 2018 and there is a still surrender jokes for the French.

That's because stupidity still exist in 2018, unfortunately.

[RAM AIR IV]

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Why carry a lot of ammo if after thirst shot they surrender

Thirst shot?

[Zalzany]

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Why carry a lot of ammo if after thirst shot they surrender

Thirst shot?

Crack on them likeing wine? Maybe? Not every thing carried tons of ammo, I mean this also an interwar plane. Only 10 were built before Germany invaded. And the mb 155 is their long range version so probally did low ammo to increase range or put more fuel in. Either way it was made by pre war france and they all wierd about thier reqs then.

Like they thought next one would be like WWI and be fought with trenches, infantry and bunkers, so tanks were made tiny numbers to support infantry who pushed out, or to support the defensive line they made with germany that they went around lol

Oh also note the 150 series was made for competition for a countract from france Airforce and lsot said competiot but still got contracts for them any ways for better models of it, even though another company won the competition. So its upgraded loser design that they still paid to produce for some reason...

[Rei]

Back before the war, cannons had 60 rounds in a drum, 30 in a box if I recall. The French were developing a way to put more rounds into the cannons, but then the Germans invaded and they were forced to stop. If you want examples, see the Hispano Mk 1, pretty much the same as the Hispano 404, or the 20mm cannons on the Bf 109 E series.

[Fireslice04]

Thank's everyone for clarifying it, makes more sense now, just wished they had more ammo in the game

[Stridswombat]

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Thirst shot?

Crack on them likeing wine? Maybe? Not every thing carried tons of ammo, I mean this also an interwar plane. Only 10 were built before Germany invaded. And the mb 155 is their long range version so probally did low ammo to increase range or put more fuel in. Either way it was made by pre war france and they all wierd about thier reqs then.

Like they thought next one would be like WWI and be fought with trenches, infantry and bunkers, so tanks were made tiny numbers to support infantry who pushed out, or to support the defensive line they made with germany that they went around lol

Oh also note the 150 series was made for competition for a countract from france Airforce and lsot said competiot but still got contracts for them any ways for better models of it, even though another company won the competition. So its upgraded loser design that they still paid to produce for some reason...

Actually France had more tanks than Germany during the invasion. Not counting the tanks provided additonally by the BEF. More manpower aswell. The only thing the germans did have that they were superior in during the Battle of France was the airforce. The Luftwaffe outnumbered the airforce of both France and the BEF combined.

Contrary to popular belief, France fought well during WW2. It's just that they had the wrong kind of strategy and their defenses were bypassed, but given the situation and the tools at their disposal they put up as good a fight that can be expected. French leadership was the problem, not their willingness to fight.