P38

[Someguy63]

What do you P38 tards suggest setting convergences to in this plane?


 



 

[Randy1]

I have tried numerous setting on the 38 from short to the very long.  It really doesn't matter as long as you stick to one setting.  I found what suits me best is a match to about the same setting I use for the 47.  In other words i try to make the shooting range the same for all the planes I fly so I change planes with not much change in shooting.

I set the 50s to 300 and the canon to 325.  No magic in these setting.

As a side point it is a nice advantage to have separate trigger functions for the 50's.  Not essential just nice.  You can use the 50s to start strong pinging a plane faster than the 38 as an example to get them to turn at 1000 with ease.

[Hap]

I read, on bbs?, on birds with nose guns, convergence doesn't matter.  Is that right or wrong?

[katanaso]

I read, on bbs?, on birds with nose guns, convergence doesn't matter.  Is that right or wrong?

The bullet drop changes, so you have to aim above or below, depending on your convergence and how far away the bandit is.

I use a convergence of 200, so that I'm aiming above the target as the plane gets further away.

[Randy1]

I read, on bbs?, on birds with nose guns, convergence doesn't matter.  Is that right or wrong?

Doesn't matter near as much might be a better way to put it since the convergence point does not have a big angle like wing mounted guns.

[Triton28]

I've always had them at 650.

[Coalcat1]

I have mine set to 400 since my aim sucks... 

[Latrobe]

P-38 seems like a special plane. For my 109s (another nose mounted plane) I have to set the guns to 300 (my preferred setting) since the bullet ballistics are different. On the P-38 though I don't really feel that difference. I don't know if the 50's and 20mm have a similar ballistic pattern or what it is but the guns seem to fire pretty straight and accurate.

I set mine to 450, both the 50's and 20mm. Seems to work for me pretty well.

[Someguy63]

Quite the variation of responses in this thread...so I'm guessing I'd better find what works best for me..

[LCADolby]

It's B38, forget guns, use it to bomb things  

[Someguy63]

It's B38, forget guns, use it to bomb things  

 

[Masherbrum]

all guns in the nose = 650

[mbailey]

The bullet drop changes, so you have to aim above or below, depending on your convergence and how far away the bandit is.

I use a convergence of 200, so that I'm aiming above the target as the plane gets further away.

Same here......

[Randy1]

Quite the variation of responses in this thread...so I'm guessing I'd better find what works best for me..

There you go.  The exact right answer.

[katanaso]

There you go.  The exact right answer.

Yep.  Figure out what works best for you.  There is no magic convergence.