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Offline des506

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gunsight dimmer
« on: January 12, 2012, 12:15:24 AM »
i believe in ww2... some aircraft were fitted with a gunsight dimmer... which makes perfect sense climbing into the sun... you could still see somewhat and still shoot..feasible?
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZPLv45c-_is
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Re: gunsight dimmer
« Reply #1 on: January 12, 2012, 12:50:28 AM »
Put a pair of sunglasses on  :aok
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Offline des506

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Re: gunsight dimmer
« Reply #2 on: January 12, 2012, 12:53:04 AM »
See Rule #4
« Last Edit: January 13, 2012, 02:47:57 PM by Skuzzy »
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Re: gunsight dimmer
« Reply #3 on: January 12, 2012, 12:57:03 AM »
How would dimming the gunsight help when climbing into the sun? If anything you should make it brighter.
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Re: gunsight dimmer
« Reply #4 on: January 12, 2012, 01:23:52 AM »
Quote from: MachFly on January 12, 2012, 12:57:03 AM
How would dimming the gunsight help when climbing into the sun? If anything you should make it brighter.
They aren't talking about dimming the illuminated reticule, they are talking about an additional, tinted, pane like a sunglass.

You can see it in this video:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NXsVg8F91t8
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Re: gunsight dimmer
« Reply #5 on: January 12, 2012, 01:57:17 AM »
Quote from: Karnak on January 12, 2012, 01:23:52 AM
They aren't talking about dimming the illuminated reticule, they are talking about an additional, tinted, pane like a sunglass.

You can see it in this video:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NXsVg8F91t8

 yea.. maybe some you could hide when needed... flip it up and down...makes it feasible for the game i reckon...
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