Manual Calibration?

[ian5440]

how is it done??

i think my squad and i will be useing bombers in the next FSO and we will need to use manual calibration, so how is it done?

[Lusche]

Being a lazy bum, I will just copy and paste from an old thread:

Go to bombsight view.

Open your map, hit U, click on area you plan to bomb.

Close map. You'll see the target alt has probably changed from 0. Could be 1k, could be 182 feet, depends on where you clicked on the map.

Now pick a spot on the ground, and use your joystick to put the big crosshairs on it.

Hold Y, while keeping the crosshairs on this spot using your joystick.

The longer you hold Y, and more accurate you are holding the cross-hairs in place, the better accuracy you will have.

When you release Y, you'll see your calibrated speed has changed. You can check this against your E6B true air speed. If they match, bombs will be on target. If your calibrate speed is higher or lower, the bombs will go short or long respectively.


It's very, very easy once you've done it correctly.

If anybody sees me online, and needs a fast lesson in how the manual bombsight works, I'll be more than happy to teach you. Just send a PM to "ndy". This is "how it was" when I first started playing, and it's more satisfying than the easy-mode alternatives

BTW, a simple "search" would have brought up that posting too. Just saying.

[The Fugitive]

why go through the trouble of doing a search when you can get a lazy bum to do it   

[Lusche]

why go through the trouble of doing a search when you can get a lazy bum to do it   

For not having to wait 2 hours?

[titanic3]

Why not go Lanc-stuka? 

[whiteman]

go to the Axis and Allies section and ask for the Avengers, they seem to have it down and are very effective above 20k. maybe they can give you some advice.

[Chapel]

I don't think manual calibration is on for the FSO's. I think they use the same calibration that the main arenas use.
(Which doesn't involve needing input for altitude of target and holding the crosshairs on target)

[Nefarious]

I don't think manual calibration is on for the FSO's. I think they use the same calibration that the main arenas use.
(Which doesn't involve needing input for altitude of target and holding the crosshairs on target)

It depends. Some Admins do, some don't. My FSO (The current FSO) does not have manual calibration.

[TequilaChaser]

If this thread is refering to the 2nd revision of the Bombing Calibration mechanisim ( the hardest one there was ) then here is a writeup of how it should be done:  by Damned Shiva, one my my Squad members:

http://members.cox.net/srmalloy/AH/Bombing.html


hope this helps

[goober69]

If this thread is refering to the 2nd revision of the Bombing Calibration mechanisim ( the hardest one there was ) then here is a writeup of how it should be done:  by Damned Shiva, one my my Squad members:

http://members.cox.net/srmalloy/AH/Bombing.html


hope this helps

very nice write up well done, and helpful