Author Topic: Sights (Read 361 times)

SAS_KID · « **on:** February 03, 2006, 01:57:14 AM »

did they really have aimers like we have or was it just the glass square part?

Saxman · « **Reply #1 on:** February 03, 2006, 02:00:40 AM »

SMIDSY · « **Reply #2 on:** February 03, 2006, 06:35:42 AM »

yes they did, it is a simple thing to do, all you need is a light projecting onto an peice of glass tilted to reflect the image directly at the pilot's head, that way the jossling of the head that occurs in combat will not affect the pilot's ability to see where his guns are pointed. it is exactly the same concept as those teleprompter thingies people use at public speaking events, and red dot sights on modern weapons.

notice how dispite the camera being off-center, the dot still shows where the gun is pointing.

Jester · « **Reply #3 on:** February 03, 2006, 06:37:00 AM »

Yes, that is what the glass is for - the aiming recticles were projected on to the piece of glass.

Go to this website: http://www.ceres.dti.ne.jp/~nabezo/AH/gunsight/gunsight.htm

In the collum on the far right, click on the names and you can see exaples of the gunsights and how they project the image on the glass. You can also use the gunsights in your own aircraft in AH.

Some aircraft had both the computed gunsight and old style "Iron Sights."
You can see this in AH with the P-47D-11, P-47D-25 & P-40E.

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Saxman · « **Reply #4 on:** February 03, 2006, 11:25:26 AM »

I'd like to see planes with the right types of reflector sights be able to adjust them. Like I think the sights used in the P-51 and P-38 could adjust to the target (one setting for whatever fighters the aircraft would encounter, one for the different bombers, etc). I think is adjusted to the target's wingspan, or something.

Fongman · « **Reply #5 on:** February 03, 2006, 11:42:09 AM »

Another sight is on the fuselage,is just on the engine,like P40B

SAS_KID · « **Reply #6 on:** February 03, 2006, 09:04:48 PM »