New Article On A2A Gunnery and Gunsights

[Andy Bush]

This article covers gunnery academics, techniques, and tips on customizing your gunsight in Aces High.
 http://www.simhq.com/simhq3/sims/air_combat/gunsights/

Andy

[Westy]

Fantastic!!!  And I really appreciate you folks at SimHQ providing the [print this] version in your articles

Thanks!

-Westy

[Andy Bush]

Thanks Westy

The credit goes to our editor, John 'Spoons' Sponauer. We've had a number of requests to find a way to present the material in a better print format...hope this is what folks are looking for!

Andy

[dudul-]

just a few words ...
very nice article ..
others good BTW  ;-)

"dudule"
fabrice.barrois@laposte.net

[Lephturn]

Great article Andy.

And the "Print this" tool rocks.  I know when I was new in this game I printed EVERYTHING so I could read it at night and lear more.  I still do print great stuff like this.    I'll be sending folks from training to have a read for sure.

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[Andy Bush]

Lephturn

Actually, I think I should thank you and some others as well. It was some of your ideas and posts on this subject that got my interest all fired up.

I look forward to your posts...keep up the good work!

And I'm always looking for new ideas to write about, so if anyone has something they want looked at, please send it my way.

Andy

[Saintaw]

Finaly read it ! <S!> Andy and your Team !

Now, lets see if I'm less stipid than usualy and I can put this in practice...  

[Saintaw]

Aaaahhh, that LA5 Gunsight I saw in there looks neat!  ...and I'm realy baaad at drawing Circles  

Would you please share it ?  

Saw

[Andy Bush]

Saw
 
 
   

[This message has been edited by Andy Bush (edited 01-11-2001).]

[Beurling]

Did you not used to say 400 yrds for convergence?

I used to think 300 was better.
Now i use 400.

Should not each plane have its own best range?

SPIT zero la5 p51 p47 typhoon 400 yrds

109 ,p 38 ,yak,  f4 1c 500 yrds.

Good article it will go in my library as soon as my printer stops eating paper.


EYE

[Andy Bush]

Beurling

Were those questions for me?!

Nope...I never said 400 yards...I'm more of a 40 yards kinda guy!

I used 300 yards in the article as a typcal range...I have no particular range as a favorite, other than closer is better.

I'm not sure that linking a convergence range to an aircraft is the way to go, unless the gun placement and ammo characteristics make a particular range more suitable than others. Instead, I believe the choice of range is more a function of pilot skill.

Andy

[gospel]

Andy

Thanks for the great article(s) and all the help you give in this board.

After reading your article on gunsights, I checked the range on my favorite sight, the Spit 9 sight.  The wingspan of a fighter did not fill the sight until about 100yds or so at the gunsight zoom level I like to use :0

I used MSpaint to decrease the size of the sight by 40%, to where the wingspan fills the sight at about 300yds at the zoom level I use.  Not sure why, but seems to be making a BIG difference in my ability to hit targets now!

Thanks again,

gospel
332nd flying mongrels

[Saintaw]

Thx Andy !