Author Topic: hitting targets with bombs and missiles (Read 640 times)

esohn · « **on:** August 17, 2006, 05:47:18 PM »

Hi,

Is there a targeting system in this game for fighters to help hit the targets with boms and missiles?

like a targeting crosshair or something?

Or the gun point is all I get?

Thanks for help.

Schatzi · « **Reply #1 on:** August 17, 2006, 06:09:07 PM »

In the Main arena, the gun points all you get for rockets and dive bombing.

In heavy bombers, you have a bombsight (F6) that you can calibrate for accurate level bombing. Read more about it on Net Aces.

In the Training Arena (and offline) theres a Lead Computed Gunsight for bombs/rockets enabled. as soon as you select them, you get a green cross, showing you where theyd hit of released. You can use that to assess your aim.

When dive bombing, make sure your angle is steep enough. Never use *rudder* to correct your aim, as bombs/rockets will follow your actual flight path and NOT the longitudinal axis of your plane. More details on JABO also on Net Aces, under the "Bombing/Jabo" section.

esohn · « **Reply #2 on:** August 18, 2006, 09:37:24 AM »

thanks. Man, is it hard to hit with those bombs. high altitude bombing is all but impossible.

Lusche · « **Reply #3 on:** August 18, 2006, 09:56:01 AM »

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Originally posted by esohn
thanks. Man, is it hard to hit with those bombs. high altitude bombing is all but impossible.

Then you must be doing something wrong. If you follow the instructions for calibrating you found at netaces.org you really can´t miss very often in this game. High altitude level bombing is one of the easiest tasks with much "relaxed realism". You only miss if you canged speed and/or altitude after calibration.

esohn · « **Reply #4 on:** August 18, 2006, 11:10:32 AM »

I mean high altitude dive bombing with fighters.

jamesdeanoo7 · « **Reply #5 on:** August 18, 2006, 11:24:27 AM »

Whats the dot command to turn on the lead gunsight and the lead bombsite ???????

Schatzi · « **Reply #6 on:** August 18, 2006, 11:38:50 AM »

In the TA, for the lead computed bombsight, all you need to do is switch to bombs/rockets with backspace.

For the LCG in fighters, when targeting friendlies, hit CTRL_TAB untill the text buffer says "Friendly lock enabled". Then just press TAB to toggle between the different targets in sight.

Offline, youll have to go to the Arena Settings and enable it (in FlightModeFlags) first.

jamesdeanoo7 · « **Reply #7 on:** August 18, 2006, 12:26:26 PM »

Thanks alot Schatzi. By the way I am really finding my way around that fraps programme. I think I will buy the full version, its so easy to use a caveman could do it lol