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Re: 2073 Pneumatic Catapult
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Originally Posted by SenorZ
How are you reloading this? Once the cylinders are retracted don't they need to be forced into a locked position again?
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Sorry, it just seemed like the right answer at the moment.
Because of the mechanical mounting offset provided by the mounting hardware, and the wonderful force of gravity, the arms cause the system to fall below TDC when the system is retracted and then recharged. This causes the system to be locked once again, waiting to be fired.
EDIT: Ether beat me to it.
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