Can machine guns in FC cook off?

[czech693]

Flying a Spad XIII in PWCGFC, I can't remember if I fired a long burst as I usually don't.  But, when I separated and re-cocked the guns they fired off uncontrollably unti they overheated and shut down.  I extended to give them time to cool and on moving back in I re-cocked them again and again they fired off until they overheated and shut down.  On the way back to base I tried to re-cock again thinking it's been several minutes, but the same thing happed until they rain out of ammo.

[=IRFC=Gascan]

I don't think that's a thing in the game. Probably a game bug, possibly a problem with your joystick. If it happens again, try and get a track of it so you can submit a bug report and check your controller to make sure the button isn't stuck. Also worth double-checking your settings to see if there is another key assigned to fire the guns that might have accidentally have been pressed.

[Jaegermeister]

Yeah, sounds like you have a stuck key or joystick trigger. Definitely test your control assignments.

[LukeFF]

The accuracy of the guns will decrease if you fire too long a burst, but no, there are no cookoffs, just misfires (in other words, dud rounds).