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Title: Interesting pic (warning 100Kb) about FW190A-8 gun convergence
Post by: gatt on May 24, 2000, 03:44:00 AM

  (http://web.tiscalinet.it/gatt/gunnery.jpg)  

Do we have the same vertical path in AH?

Regards,
GATT
4°Stormo Caccia
"F.Baracca"

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Title: Interesting pic (warning 100Kb) about FW190A-8 gun convergence
Post by: Daff on May 24, 2000, 04:14:00 AM

Ouch, that looks *bad* compared to the Browning .50 cal flightpath.

 (http://www.zenoswarbirdvideos.com/Images/P-47/47GECD.gif)

Daff

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Title: Interesting pic (warning 100Kb) about FW190A-8 gun convergence
Post by: funked on May 24, 2000, 04:17:00 AM

It's not 1:1 scale Daff.   (http://bbs.hitechcreations.com/smf/Smileys/default/smile.gif)

Title: Interesting pic (warning 100Kb) about FW190A-8 gun convergence
Post by: gatt on May 24, 2000, 04:21:00 AM

LOL Funked  (http://bbs.hitechcreations.com/smf/Smileys/default/biggrin.gif)
Anyway, if AH path is modeled correctly, you should think twice before firing at 100-200yds.  

Title: Interesting pic (warning 100Kb) about FW190A-8 gun convergence
Post by: Daff on May 24, 2000, 04:22:00 AM

I can read a diagram, funked  (http://bbs.hitechcreations.com/smf/Smileys/default/smile.gif)

Daff

Title: Interesting pic (warning 100Kb) about FW190A-8 gun convergence
Post by: leonid on May 24, 2000, 04:24:00 AM

Those convergence points are awfully distant.  Must be for an anti-bomber unit.

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Title: Interesting pic (warning 100Kb) about FW190A-8 gun convergence
Post by: gatt on May 24, 2000, 04:38:00 AM

Nope LEO,
the setting is for the 190A-8 standard fighter version. The A8/R1 with 4x20mm in 2 wing gondolas had different settings, with armonization between 400 and 550mt, and crossovers between 600 and 900mt (ouch!)

Anyway, I think that pilots/units were quite free to change those settings in accordance with their own/CO preferences.

I like very much AH convergence system, indeed   (http://bbs.hitechcreations.com/smf/Smileys/default/smile.gif)

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Title: Interesting pic (warning 100Kb) about FW190A-8 gun convergence
Post by: fats on May 25, 2000, 04:26:00 AM

Daff,

Of course you should realize that the Fw 190 diagram is drawn 'as installed on the plane', and the P-47 diagram you used is _not_. AFAIK P-47 wasn't bi-plane with wing( guns ) above the sight line.


//fats

Title: Interesting pic (warning 100Kb) about FW190A-8 gun convergence
Post by: Daff on May 25, 2000, 05:01:00 AM

Erhh. Fats?
It's a side view and a top view, just like the 190-one.

Daff

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Title: Interesting pic (warning 100Kb) about FW190A-8 gun convergence
Post by: Pongo on May 25, 2000, 09:14:00 AM

EXCELLENT
Please some one post similar chart for a HS 20mm armed plane.
Pyro please add these pictures to the help files for the aircraft in question as they are available. They speak volumes about the load outs in question.
Look at how different the 13mm and the 20mm 151 are in trajectory!!!
Your just pissing your accuracy % away firing both buttons on a FW and it would be worse with the 30mm.


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Title: Interesting pic (warning 100Kb) about FW190A-8 gun convergence
Post by: CavemanJ on May 25, 2000, 09:54:00 AM

 

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Originally posted by fats:
Daff,

Of course you should realize that the Fw 190 diagram is drawn 'as installed on the plane', and the P-47 diagram you used is _not_. AFAIK P-47 wasn't bi-plane with wing( guns ) above the sight line.


//fats

You sure you're reading the P47 chart right?  The guns are on the right side of it, where they're on the left for the FW.  Just look at the range markings and which way they go   (http://bbs.hitechcreations.com/smf/Smileys/default/biggrin.gif)

  (http://bbs.hitechcreations.com/smf/Smileys/default/cool.gif)

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Title: Interesting pic (warning 100Kb) about FW190A-8 gun convergence
Post by: fats on May 28, 2000, 02:05:00 PM

Uh, I must have been on crack or something.


//fats