Ar234 bombing

[Yarbles]

Originally posted by BaldEagl
If you calibrate without using E6B you have no way of knowing if your calibration speed actually matches your true ground speed.

Pull up E6B once you've calibrated.  If it's not within about 2 mph you'll have to re-calibrate or you'll likely miss the target.

Re calibrate in the usual way right?

Until the two match?

Is that all there is to it?

[Krusty]

It doesn't matter how close to the target you are when you calibrate. What matters more is the duration you hold the calibration key down. Think of it as a big meter. It swings up to the top (which is spot on) then past to the "too slow" area, then swings past to the top and past to the "too fast" area. The longer you hold it, the less swinging there is, and the meter finally steadies on the speed you are flying.

Of course if you change speed after calibrating you will miss. If you don't have the right speed you will miss. Having the E6B up means you can compare the "Calibrated speed" readout on the bombsight with the TAS reading on the E6B page. That way you can calibrate and make sure it's the same as your current speed, and you can check before you drop to make sure you haven't changed speeds since you calibrated.


EDIT: Calibrating does jack if you are still accelerating/decelerating. You will miss no matter how accurate your calibration is, because it's only accurate for that speed. Level out a sector from the target and equalize your speed. If you have to, throttle back a bit to help it equalize. Open bomb bay doors while equalizing speed, as they DO affect speed, and thus the calibration as well.

[4deck]

AR234  vs CV

First I am assuming all know how to callibrate good enough to hit your targets. If not please ignore everythign I bring up. and seek previous bombing threads.

This is actually a speciality of mine. I hit 99/100 times, full throttle, looking for an airspeed of 406-408 true air speed at 7800 feet. At this altitude you are aiming 3/4 boat length ahead. Not a full boat, the standard is 1 full boat length for 10k alt. Im a little lower, and to be sure be level flight 1 sector away from where u think cv is . ALSO very important to have fairly descent Intel prior to launch. The speeds your obtaining, you dont want to be raoming around.

Now for the CV drop very critical. IF the boat is turning, I salvo 1. Otherwise its salvo 3 with a delay .15, again if the boat is turning, its practice that will help you hit and know where to drop at. Then hit RATO's and rtb, while shallow dive for deck, and reach 530 True airspeed.

PRACTICE, and you will have a blast saying on 200, All your boat is mine

Cheers

[kvuo75]

on a related note.. has anyone ever hit anything with the fixed 20mm's that fire out the rear on the 234? I know I haven't.

[Krusty]

I've been pinged by 'em. A long time ago I shot down a 262 in 'em. I hurt a Tempest with 'em pretty bad, but he finished me off before I killed him.

Mostly useless, but still a bit of a deterrent.

[Lusche]

Originally posted by kvuo75
on a related note.. has anyone ever hit anything with the fixed 20mm's that fire out the rear on the 234? I know I haven't.

I was shot down by them once or twice...

[BaldEagl]

Originally posted by kvuo75
on a related note.. has anyone ever hit anything with the fixed 20mm's that fire out the rear on the 234? I know I haven't.

The only time anyone ever got close enough for me to use them I shot them down.  The key is to be in outside view looking back, nose down a little then turn/dive/climb slightly to adjust aim and fire.  It's actually quite effective.

[Xasthur]

I've killed a few attackers and warded off several others (taken wing-tips off, etc) with the rear-guns on the Arados.

As stated above, the trick is to use F3 and provide no evidence that you are watching behind you. People tend to get lazy with evasives as they're tying to keep as much E as they can. Generally if you wait until just the right moment, you can hit them in the face with a volley of 20mm and either kill them or dive and escape when they evade.

[evenhaim]

yes i have with the rear 20mm,
btw xasthur nope ack doesnt rape me but i typically lose a drone or 2 and all are damaged if not
but who cares...

[Xasthur]

I would consider losing drones and taking damage to be being raped by the ack!

[evenhaim]

nahhh......