24 Bombsight

[dirt911]

Why is the 24's bombsight so in-accurate i mean i leveled just like a would in a 17 and hit my target,why cant i do it in a 24?Am i just calibrating wrong i never miss in 17's but i always miss in a 24.

[Yossarian]

The bombsight is the same across all planes, so it's got to be your calibration.  Try using your RPMs and the E6B to get your vertical speed to zero before beginning the calibration.

[Karnak]

Make sure your speed, with bomb bay doors open, has stabilized before calibrating as well.

[dirt911]

I do i always use rpm E6B and Manifold pressure to make a good level calibration.But my bombs fell short when it said i was lined up perfect.Maybe some kind of wind,all im looking for is to see what i messed up on.Then so I may correct it.

[Karnak]

Watch your speed in the E6B.  Opening your bomb bay doors adds drag and will slow you down, so open them either at the last moment before the drop or open them, wait for the speed to stabilize and then calibrate.  If your bombs are falling short it sounds like you are going slower at release than at the calibration.

[Jayhawk]

You need to stop blaming the game for your shortcomings, then you might improve.

But to the question:  Calibration is all the same, although planes are different.  Make sure climb rate reads 0, check your altitude and speed after you calibrate and if you calibrate too early, be aware it can fall out of calibration.  As Karnak said, open those bomb bay doors early and calibrate after the effect on your speed has taken place.

It is not the game's fault.

[dirt911]

You need to stop blaming the game for your shortcomings, then you might improve.

But to the question:  Calibration is all the same, although planes are different.  Make sure climb rate reads 0, check your altitude and speed after you calibrate and if you calibrate too early, be aware it can fall out of calibration.  As Karnak said, open those bomb bay doors early and calibrate after the effect on your speed has taken place.

It is not the game's fault.

Well i wasnt blaming the game for the bombs falling short,more of a dropping error there.

[gyrene81]

Why is the 24's bombsight so in-accurate

That looks like you were blaming the game to me...directly mentions the bombsight not being accurate...nothing wrong with the bombsight.

[dirt911]

That looks like you were blaming the game to me...directly mentions the bombsight not being accurate...nothing wrong with the bombsight.

Yes looks as if i should have re=written that section.However, I did try what you guys said and i successfully dropped 6 500's directly on target.

[bj229r]

I typically level, open doors, go 2/3>>3/4 throttle a half sector out or better, calibrate several times on way to target, ALSO make sure you're adjusting with stick and not rudder controls while in bomb-site

[flatiron1]

make sure you have your delay set the same for all bombers. easy to get .05 and .5 mixed up

[Krusty]

Pull up your e6b when you're about to drop. If the TAS doesn't match your calibration speed you'll miss.


End of story. Only thing to do is NOT wait til the last second to calibrate. It's all about even speed, not tweaking speed up or down at the last second. Level out, get your speed and alt stable (that is key more than what speed you are, just have it stay whatever it is) and you'll drop where you want to.

[AWwrgwy]

So there wasn't anything wrong with the bombsight?


wrongway

[Rino]

Write up:  B-24 bombsight inaccurate

Correstive Action:  replaced Bombsight operator, system ops checked ok  

[Ghostbuster]

I typically level, open doors, go 2/3>>3/4 throttle a half sector out or better, calibrate several times on way to target, ALSO make sure you're adjusting with stick and not rudder controls while in bomb-site

What is the difference between adjusting with Stick and adjusting with rudder?
I always do rudder...