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Post by: straffo on November 12, 2001, 03:07:00 AM

Train for gunnery ... ?

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Post by: Tyro48 on November 21, 2001, 12:15:00 AM

Try SimHQ.com! Andy Bush has some great info there on gunnery!

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Post by: Rocket on November 21, 2001, 02:09:00 PM

One of the best ways to improve gunnery is can the tracers.  By getting rid of tracers you will find yourself waiting until you know you have the shot before opening up.  Plus it gives ya that extra little surprise if you do miss on a bounce instead of alerting your target  :)

S!
Rocket

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Post by: aknimitz on November 21, 2001, 05:25:00 PM

And of course there is always off-line to shoot at target drones ...

Nim

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Post by: straffo on November 22, 2001, 01:35:00 AM

I agree nim but for an all aspect training I would have prefered a drone flying straight and level ... instead of a circling one.
Btw that what I've said to do ...

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Post by: Tyro48 on November 22, 2001, 02:47:00 AM

Straff if ya take a look at Andys articles he gives advice on shooting at targets that are in a turn and how to judge the lead needed, this is a good thing for few targets in the MA will be flying straight and level ! Give it a look see he has written many great articles that will help ya out on gunnery.  :D

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Post by: straffo on November 22, 2001, 03:10:00 AM

Yep but it's not for me  :)

It's for a friend who don't read well English  :(
I've now to translate the articles ...

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Post by: Seeker on November 22, 2001, 10:03:00 AM

Straffo, tell your friend one of the most worthwhile exercises is circulating in the opposite direction to the drones and trying to HO every other one; that's to say, HO the first, dive under the next, HO the third from underneath, go over the next one, HO the one after in a diving attack etc. etc.

It's actually very hard to do, and it'll teach him closure rates and angles.

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Post by: GunnerCAF on November 22, 2001, 03:46:00 PM

Here is a link to one of Andy Bush's articles.

SimHQ.com (http://www.simhq.com/simhq3/sims/air_combat/gunsights/)

I think the off-line drones are good practice.  Not only just shooting, but setting up for the shot.  Come in a different angles from direct 6 to headon. I spent a few hours last week shooting drones, and it helps.

Gunner <CAF>