Author Topic: Improve realism of the Norden bomsite  (Read 1179 times)

Offline FLOOB

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Re: Improve realism of the Norden bomsite
« Reply #30 on: June 23, 2013, 08:40:51 AM »
If the norden bombsight was such a leap in technology it's kind of lame that all the bombers regardless of year or country have it. It's kind of like giving all fighters k14 lead computing gunsights.
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Offline Arlo

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Re: Improve realism of the Norden bomsite
« Reply #31 on: June 23, 2013, 11:34:01 AM »
If the norden bombsight was such a leap in technology it's kind of lame that all the bombers regardless of year or country have it. It's kind of like giving all fighters k14 lead computing gunsights.

Nowhere in AHII does it even infer that a Norden or any other specific type of bombsite was modeled. In that regard, it is more like tires in this game. It is generic, it fulfills its function. Same goes for gunsites. There comes a point where certain advantages outside of flight parameters, weapon packages and calibers and damage resistance yield little to no return on the investment with customer loss on top of that. In other words, it would take a majority for this wish to have legs and I have doubts of that happening at this time.

Offline Stellaris

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Re: Improve realism of the Norden bomsite
« Reply #32 on: June 23, 2013, 09:20:16 PM »
The Norden wasn't such an amazing leap in technology.  The British SABS was the same thing without autopilot integration.  The German version included the autopilot, and was a simpler design with better capability.  Norden had the advantage of being mass produced and classified, a feature which helped get it in the newsreels once it was declassified.

Offline Paladin3

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Re: Improve realism of the Norden bomsite
« Reply #33 on: June 24, 2013, 03:13:23 PM »
We have realistic tank sights this just seems logical
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How so?