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Revi 16B for the D9


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As it is stated in this manual (http://www.deutscheluftwaffe.com/archiv/Dokumente/ABC/f/FockeWulf/Fw%20190/Fw%20190%20D-9%20Teil%208%20A%20Schusswaffen.pdf, page 23), our Dora should have the Revi 16B (https://www.deutscheluftwaffe.de/fl-52955-revi-16-b-einscheibenversion-1944-2/) as the "official" gunsight, but we have the EZ-42 in it which was built in 1945 and only in a few of the last Doras used (https://www.deutscheluftwaffe.de/fl-52218-ez-42-1945/).

 

My question is, how come that we don't have the Revi16B but rather the EZ-42?

 

Not complaining but I'm curious why that decision was made.


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I almost thought they cluelessly modelled it along with the infamous wooden A-frame after the haphazardly restored Smithsonian Dora, but browsing some pics I see that one doesn't seem to have any gunsight at all, so it's an interesting question indeed :).

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It doesn't really make sense, allow me to demonstrate:

 

EDs goal is to represent the real aircraft. The Revi 16B was the default Revi for the D9 but we have the EZ 42 which is still historical accurate though, but it is an exception. Now take a look at EDs answer to people requesting an exception (gun convergence). Everytime when a new gun convergence thread came up, they said roughly this: It is historical accurate, but it is an exception so we won't give you a new gun convergence.

 

So it makes sense to you that we have an exception in a plane (just because another one has it already) but then we won't get an exception for multiple other planes even though it was historical accurate? That doesn't make sense for me.

 

Not even mentioning that the 190 was here before the 109.


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I guess they did it initially because the P-51 also has a gyro sight modeled. Fact is, it was used operationally in Doras starting 02/45, but only in small numbers of around 30 aircraft total. I am not a fan of it though, I always lock it and would prefer a Revi 16 tbh.

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i also never use the gyro on the EZ 42... but i like the fine cross way more. the only thing that would make sence at this point is adding the 16 B for players to choose.

 

but i think there more pressing issues with the dora, but still official statements are always very welcome.

 

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With the risk of being Boomed and Zoomed to death by some people from this thread i must say that i really like the EZ-42.

It's really good against bombers if you adjust for your altitude in the gunsight adjustment unit you get spot on shots from 800 - 900m.

 

Dogfighting players with it , no problem, if you know what you are doing it's no problem plus you have the option of gyroscopes, i know some of players hate them but also some players never used them and never bothered to learn the system well enough.

 

 

As for historically accurate, it's there you can't deny it so (in my opinion) it's really OK, that argument is invalid.

 

BUT i think that if players want the Revi-16B it should be available (maybe in the same manner like adding or removing the gunsight on the L-39 you could have 2 options Revi or EZ) after the rest of the bugs in Dora are fixed and i think that it will be available eventually if enough people want it.


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