Author Topic: Sight picture (Read 1499 times)

Saxman · « **Reply #15 on:** February 13, 2007, 09:28:52 AM »

Pretty cool, and more confirmation that the F4U's sight needs to be doubled in size and that "move your head position forward" isn't the correct fix.

From further experience in the F4U, enlarging the sight would also put the lower set of hash marks within the bomb aim point--where they're SUPPOSED to be (rough aim point for bombs in the bubble-top Hogs is somewhere between the top of the cowl and bottom of the sight).

Incidentally, that off-center image does seem to support part of what we see in game, where the sight remains stationary (vertical and horizontal) regardless of head position.

Charge · « **Reply #16 on:** February 16, 2007, 05:30:54 AM »

Maybe this is a FOV related problem? If the FOV was authentic the sight and thus the reticle would be bigger and of correct size in relation to a fighter sized target, say, at 200yds distance as in example mentioned before? The FOV affects how we see the objects and geometries in relation to other objects in a 3D modelled world.

E.g. In IL2 you can test this by setting the biggest zoom as, AFAIK, this in the most realistic FOV setting.

Using a TIR vector the sights in AH look pretty authentic, altough the should be more head movement involved in maneuvering which would make the aiming more difficult under Gs. Currently the pilots probably sits a bit too tightly in his seat...

-C+

Saxman · « **Reply #17 on:** February 16, 2007, 08:36:39 AM »

I think from a programming and modeling standpoint compensating by doubling the size of the sight would be far easier than trying to correct the field of view.

Gwjr2 · « **Reply #18 on:** April 14, 2007, 07:38:41 PM »

I hope this is getting looked at

Saxman · « **Reply #19 on:** April 14, 2007, 09:23:03 PM »

I do too. ALL the planes could stand for having their sights examined and (if necessary) corrected.