Nealius Posted September 16, 2018 Share Posted September 16, 2018 I'm curious, what's the purpose of the dive angle markings on the canopy? Of course they tell you what your dive angle is when you're looking out your 3/9 line, but how is that useful? They don't tell you where on the canopy to put a target to achieve x-degree dive for bomb/rocket/gun runs, the attitude indicator already gives dive/climb angles, and there's also the specialty dive angle display for bombing on the dash. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mars Exulte Posted September 16, 2018 Share Posted September 16, 2018 You use your gunsight for aiming when divebombing. You use the dive angle indicators to fine tune to a specific angle for maximum accuracy. Exact same thing Stukas did in the 40s. You can either dive at a 45-60 angle and hope for the best, or you can invert pull 90' and drop straight down. It is not CCIP bombing, much cruder and you'll miss as often as not, usually more, but it's how things worked in the 40s and 50s. It's basically a hold over back up gauge. As yes, there are other systems that are more accurate available. That's why they quit using them. Де вороги, знайдуться козаки їх перемогти. 5800x3d * 3090 * 64gb * Reverb G2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
David OC Posted September 17, 2018 Share Posted September 17, 2018 (edited) It's just an extra reference to check angles. This is a great old video by Bunyap, he talks about how it would be good to use with your peripheral vision (7:00 mark) if you could in sim. Have to try it and see if the Rift now gives you enough peripheral vision to see it when diving in. Edited September 17, 2018 by David OC i7-7700K OC @ 5Ghz | ASUS IX Hero MB | ASUS GTX 1080 Ti STRIX | 32GB Corsair 3000Mhz | Corsair H100i V2 Radiator | Samsung 960 EVO M.2 NVMe 500G SSD | Samsung 850 EVO 500G SSD | Corsair HX850i Platinum 850W | Oculus Rift | ASUS PG278Q 27-inch, 2560 x 1440, G-SYNC, 144Hz, 1ms | VKB Gunfighter Pro Chuck's DCS Tutorial Library Download PDF Tutorial guides to help get up to speed with aircraft quickly and also great for taking a good look at the aircraft available for DCS before purchasing. Link Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nealius Posted September 17, 2018 Author Share Posted September 17, 2018 Wouldn't fine-tuning your dive angle with the canopy markings then throw off your impact point, as your point of aim is going to shift as well? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WildBillKelsoe Posted September 17, 2018 Share Posted September 17, 2018 I think left handed roll ins were not used with this. My idea is that they inverted and as soon as target touched 70-80 lines meeting on top of their heads where the lines supposedly continue, they pulled back inverted and focused more on the dash because they know they were established 90° or so to the target underneath. The trick was how they performed SEM given the sabres notorious diving behaviour. AWAITING ED NEW DAMAGE MODEL IMPLEMENTATION FOR WW2 BIRDS Fat T is above, thin T is below. Long T is faster, Short T is slower. Open triangle is AWACS, closed triangle is your own sensors. Double dash is friendly, Single dash is enemy. Circle is friendly. Strobe is jammer. Strobe to dash is under 35 km. HDD is 7 times range key. Radar to 160 km, IRST to 10 km. Stay low, but never slow. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FlyingCoffin Posted December 26, 2023 Share Posted December 26, 2023 (edited) I sometimes catch my own thrown bombs. Whats the max steep angle with the sabre? got it. I throw them by having negative g´s Edited December 28, 2023 by FlyingCoffin Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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