Did you ever wonder how that guy managed to see you in the trees, and hit you with the first or second round when your rounds were all over the place? This post might help explain it.
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| 1 | 2 | Range | Zoom | 5 | 6 |
| Vehicle# | Vehicle | Wheel | Percent | Factor | Sight |
| 131 | Jagdpanther | Yes | 150% | x6 | sight circle is full screen ht. |
| 129 | Jagdpanzer 38 (t) | Yes | 150% | x6 | sight circle is 1/2 the screen ht. |
| 130 | Jagdpanzer IV/70 | Yes | 150% | x6 | sight circle is 1/2 the screen ht. |
| 27 | M- 3(75) | No | 75% | x3 | sight but circle is 1/4 screen ht. |
| 53 | M- 8 | No | 105% | x4.2 | sight circle is 1/2 the screen ht. |
| 122 | M-18 | No | 200% | x8 | sight but circle is near full screen ht. |
| 109 | M4A3(75) | No | 125% | x5 | sight circle is 1/2 the screen ht. |
| 110 | M4A3(76)W | No | 125% | x5 | sight circle is full screen ht. |
| 113 | Panther G | Yes | 100-150% | x4 / x6 | sight circle is full screen ht. |
| 120 | Panzer IV F | Yes | 100% | x4 | sight but circle is 80% the screen ht. |
| 23 | Panzer IV H | Yes | 100% | x4 | sight but circle is 80% the screen ht. |
| 91 | Sherman VC | No | 100-150% | x4 / x6 | sight circle is 80% screen ht. |
| 81 | T-34/76 | Yes | 100% | x4 | sight but circle is 90% screen ht. |
| 98 | T-34/85 | Yes | 100% | x4 | sight but circle is 90% screen ht. |
| 76 | Tiger 1 | Yes | 100-200% | x4-x8 | sight circle is full screen ht. |
| 118 | Tiger 2 | Yes | 100-200% | x4-x8 | sight circle is full screen ht. |
Col 1: .plane # to pick the tank without going to the hanger
Col 2: Vehicle name
Col 3: If "Yes" and you've programed a controller wheel, you can use it to vary the reticile range in the main gun position. Otherwise you should always use the commander's position or a tank without this ability.
Col 4: The approximate percentage of zoom compared to the maximum zoom from the commander's position.
Col 5: With the maximum zoom in the commander's position taken for x4, this is the relative zoom comparison.
Col 6: Screen realestate taken up by the sight in the main gun position.
The elite tankers are so practiced that they usually use the commanders position to gun. But they must wait for you to get within their practice range, and that might put them at a disadvantage if you're using the best tools.
Consider the difficulty of using a T34's main gun position without knowledge of the range finder in the reticile. There are no reliable visual clues to where your round will land, and trying to use the reticile will always leave you frustrated.
One offline sortie in a Tiger or Panzer with a programed controller wheel set as Analog Sight Range, will convince you if you've never tried this. If you're using a CH joystick with a throttle on the base, that wheel is an obvious choice.
