I’ve noticed in some aircraft (I play mostly arcade) that have two types of machineguns, or machineguns and cannon, such as the P-36 or the Bf-109 E3, sometimes (quite frequently actually) one of the gun types will stop firing entirely. It is not jammed. Reloading the weapons and even landing at the airbase does not fix the issue. In fact the weapon’s ammo shows full and it does not reload when you hit R.
You selected a specific weapon?
I have been wondering if I might be doing that involuntarily. I’m not sure, I never try to fire one type of weapon neither do I know how I would do it. But maybe one of the keys I use to maneuver causes weapon selection?
search aircraft controls for “select primary weapons” that’s the one that cycles your aircrafts guns.
It’s also posable controls from a different mode are causing issues, for example “fire rockets” in naval used to activate stinger seekers in ground.
I don’t find a specific “select primary weapon” hotkey. “Switch primary weapon” (maybe this is it) Shift + W. I think I press Shift automatically to increase turning, and W to accelerate. I’ll try to change the hotkey and see how it goes.
ED: Yes, that seems to be the problem. I deleted the bind, as I don’t need the switch weapon function.
I press shift during battle because it used to make me turn tighter, time ago, although I can’t find any bind that does that. It’s an old habit that’s ingrained in my reflexes.
Yes that’s the one, sorry I misremembered the name.