Heading indication while in bombsight

[Tilt]

Why not just call up the clipboard map and stick it in the upper right hand corner?

[morfiend]

Why not just call up the clipboard map and stick it in the upper right hand corner?

  While I agree with this above,I see no reason to not display heading,we have it in the naval guns,even get a distance readout!  I can see it being included with calibrated alt,speed and HDG.

   I certainly dont see it as a game changer in any way,we already have auto calibration,so I cant see how knowing your heading will change anything. Infact I'm not sure what benefit it would be but then I dont do alot of buff runs.

   

[bustr]

Don't forget the timer.

Heading, timer, and cross hairs. Analog bombing computer.

Now if Hitech would put up partial overcast over every field and lower alt cross winds to scatter bomb salvos. As is, a clear vinyl sheet over your monitor with a grid, your compass, and a timer. And salvos that drop in a predictable straight line. You would need to make several overlays for different altitudes but, I suspect your speed will be the same on every run. I'm not sure what the ring width scale\alt\speed is in the below photo. It's a good place to start. The AAF has manuals with the bomb type travel distance @speed, @alt. Similar triangles will give you the ring widths for your alts. But, since you have a bomb run calibration mode to take the place of all that. I can only see one other reason for this. Ad hock direction changes to out wit CV drivers without having to calibrate.

[colmbo]

Why not just call up the clipboard map and stick it in the upper right hand corner?

It doesn't give you heading, only a pictorial depiction of the direction you are pointed.

[Lusche]

I can only see one other reason for this. Ad hock direction changes to out wit CV drivers without having to calibrate.

When attacking CVs heading changes almost never matter for calibration unless you are radically changing your airspeed, which also rarely happens when flying from the bombsight. Wind only starts at 14k, very few CVs are being attacked from that altitude.