clipboard protractor

[Chalenge]

This is basically what bombers all do. Flying the B29 at altitude you have to line up from far out. If you wait until you can see the base you cannot get the bomb sight onto the target withou messing up calibration. So most people get used to using straight edges (scales, rulers, index cards) to project the center of the users airplane forward two sectors. It isnt precise but its better than adjusting later.

The protractor idea would be a big help but for the most part its for town killers in sub-orbit.

[Tilt]

 re a b29 at 35K at circa 350mph TAS


If your approach is within 5-6 degrees of the required ingress bearing then you can correct (upon first sight of field) course without loss of speed or altitude from the bomb aimers sight via JS input.

Obviously a protractor as outlined above will put you virtually within 1 degree of required ingress bearing

[Hap]

It is a nifty idea.  But, I can do all without it.  Does look cool though.

[100Coogn]

+1  As long as we have an option to toggle it on/off.

 Coogan

[Tank-Ace]

Compass????? Why not just point your cartoon map icon at the base and press go??

Just rough guessing it isn't real accurate at 150+ miles. It only took me maybe 20 seconds to get a pretty precice bearing, and get the exact-ish distance to where I needed to start manning guns. Divide that by my speed, and thats how long i could go AFK for.


That, and it added a bit of imersion factor.

[danny76]

Just rough guessing it isn't real accurate at 150+ miles. It only took me maybe 20 seconds to get a pretty precice bearing, and get the exact-ish distance to where I needed to start manning guns. Divide that by my speed, and thats how long i could go AFK for.


That, and it added a bit of imersion factor.

But what use is a compass. It surely is slaved to magnetic north and has no correlation to any in game setting.

[Tank-Ace]

But what use is a compass. It surely is slaved to magnetic north and has no correlation to any in game setting.

No, like the geometric compass. I set it to the width of a sector on the printed out maps I had, and used that to get the exactish distance to target.

[Pand]

Another potential option would be a "full printable" map for all Main arena maps like in FSO.  Are these available?

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