How oxygen works?

[0235]

So after 60 sorties, I just discovered the fire extinguisher isn't "4 uses" it's "can use 4 at a time" and recharges.

Is this the same for oxygen? When airmen sit back down, do there O2 tanks refill?

Many thanks.

[Eagle_of_Fire]

AFAIK, every crew member have free oxygen at their seats unless the O2 tank is busted. It is for those situations that you have personal O2 tanks in the equipment screen.

Of course those who need to walk around often (mainly the engineer) also need the bottle because they never stay too long at their own post. But the thing is that O2 is only a factor when reaching very high altitude and at that moment there is very little reason to actually have someone out on the wings to fix an engine or something. So in the grand scheme of things O2 is basically a non factor in this game.

[Zalzany]

Originally posted by Eagle_of_Fire:

AFAIK, every crew member have free oxygen at their seats unless the O2 tank is busted. It is for those situations that you have personal O2 tanks in the equipment screen.

Of course those who need to walk around often (mainly the engineer) also need the bottle because they never stay too long at their own post. But the thing is that O2 is only a factor when reaching very high altitude and at that moment there is very little reason to actually have someone out on the wings to fix an engine or something. So in the grand scheme of things O2 is basically a non factor in this game.

Woosh I think OP knows this most people know this question was "Is this the same for oxygen? When airmen sit back down, do there O2 tanks refill?" See many people actually go high up for harder missions so they acually use the O2 tanks, and its legit question if you get up to grab ammo or fix something can you get back up again a minute later with out passing out.

So in grand scheme of things many people use O2 system and it is factor for them. I mean read like 3 guides all satating you can go up high to evade some fighters and the flack so there are people doing it on harder missions. Oh and thsi question is still unanswered and I want to know now I havent hit that point yet but I am ready for it with OT tanks on my guys already, be nice to know if I do go high alt the limitations.

[BrodatyOlo]

Oxygen works like that:
Over certain altitude you have to supply oxygen to crewmembers. If they are seating in stations and O2 system works, they got it from the bomber.
If the O2 system fails, you see icons flashing over crewmen, that they urgently need oxygen and soon their health will drop down.
On this high altitude, if any crewmember has to move between stations, he needs O2 as well. Therefore he has to be equipped with O2 bottle. Then during moving inside the plane, or repairing engine, you see the timer, how much O2 he has in the bottle. Again, if he doesn't have bottle or O2 from the bottle is depleted, he will start to suffocate.

You can always Emergency Dive to get to the altitude that air is breathable. But don't do it, when engineer is on your wing already!

[Zalzany]

So no one knows if the O2 tanks on crewman refill the actual question OP put out...

[Thodin]

Yes it refills. As soon as your Crewman is back on a seat/station the O2 bottle refills to max and can be used again to walk around. All the later missions will be extremly difficult and you have to fly high to avoid certain destruction. Some mission types also require high alt by default.

There is always something to repair, crew members in need of medical treatment, ammo needs to be carried around and....sometimes the O2 supply of your bomber will fail and it takes some time to get it working again.

SO EVERY crew member needs an O2 bottle.

Don't forget that the reinforced bottles improve your armor value...so why not equipping them?

[liquidmind]

I think O2 works like ammo. But they don't need it on low altitude. Only when you go high.

when they need it and planes O2 is working, they get it from there. unlimited. If O2 is down, their personal O2 tank can provide them with O2 for as long as the counter says. But I haven't had oxygen-problems enough to say if that's on a per-mission basis or if it recharges with each new use if external O2 was available in between.

[H1tSc4n]

The O2 refills whenever they sit at their station, apparently.

[0235]

Cool. So it's a little re-fillable bottle, and (if you plan on doing high altitude runs), give everyone a bottle in case of emergency. I only ask because I (like using the extinguisher, not realising it replenished) would regularly not send people away from there post thinking the O2 supply was limited when away from your station.

[Eagle_of_Fire]

Originally posted by TOG Zalzany:

Originally posted by Eagle_of_Fire:

AFAIK, every crew member have free oxygen at their seats unless the O2 tank is busted. It is for those situations that you have personal O2 tanks in the equipment screen.

Of course those who need to walk around often (mainly the engineer) also need the bottle because they never stay too long at their own post. But the thing is that O2 is only a factor when reaching very high altitude and at that moment there is very little reason to actually have someone out on the wings to fix an engine or something. So in the grand scheme of things O2 is basically a non factor in this game.

Woosh I think OP knows this most people know this question was "Is this the same for oxygen? When airmen sit back down, do there O2 tanks refill?" See many people actually go high up for harder missions so they acually use the O2 tanks, and its legit question if you get up to grab ammo or fix something can you get back up again a minute later with out passing out.

So in grand scheme of things many people use O2 system and it is factor for them. I mean read like 3 guides all satating you can go up high to evade some fighters and the flack so there are people doing it on harder missions. Oh and thsi question is still unanswered and I want to know now I havent hit that point yet but I am ready for it with OT tanks on my guys already, be nice to know if I do go high alt the limitations.

..........

I go high and max altitute about _every single mission_ I do.

Did you actually had a point to make instead of just taking for granted I didn't know what I was talking about when I actually was?