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Title: bins
Post by: davidwales on January 18, 2012, 03:56:35 PM
as binoculars have been brought up before , i would like to wish for them on the 8 inch gunners position , as a method this could fairly be obtained is moving to binocular mode rather than use the zoom , this way you wont loose your range and bearings , and the binoculars could see the alterations needed to hit the shore battery , as shore battery has a better advantage than ship to shore guns , as some guys keep moving cv just as you get close to hitting it  :joystick:
Title: Re: bins
Post by: Tank-Ace on January 18, 2012, 04:14:25 PM
You can move your gun independently of where you're looking already.
Title: Re: bins
Post by: davidwales on January 18, 2012, 04:20:43 PM
but you can't use zoom to see where your shell is landing without losing your last cordinates , if you could skip from one to another your accuracy becomes greater , with sb you are looking from a elivated position and its easier to hit the cv , i wonder what average stats are between shore batts killed by cv , than cv killed by sb , i would think its highly likely sb wins outright every time . :frown:
Title: Re: bins
Post by: Butcher on January 18, 2012, 04:34:27 PM
See Rule #4
Title: Re: bins
Post by: AKP on January 18, 2012, 04:39:38 PM
i wonder what average stats are between shore batts killed by cv , than cv killed by sb , i would think its highly likely sb wins outright every time . :frown:

Nope... there are guys in this game that can hit a gnats arse at 17000 yards with the 8" guns.  I'm NOT one of them... but there are plenty out there. 

Title: Re: bins
Post by: talos on January 18, 2012, 04:42:25 PM
their kinda is just hit "shift Q", or is it "Ctrl Q" one of those   :aok
Title: Re: bins
Post by: USRanger on January 18, 2012, 05:07:01 PM
You need thrown in a bin with all this Wishlist spam.
Title: Re: bins
Post by: davidwales on January 18, 2012, 05:09:05 PM
Nope... there are guys in this game that can hit a gnats arse at 17000 yards with the 8" guns.  I'm NOT one of them... but there are plenty out there.  



these guys who can do this have prob the best pcs money can buy , some have 4 monitors and multi graphic cards , and cpu's that are faster than the speed of light  :salute
Title: Re: bins
Post by: mthrockmor on January 18, 2012, 05:10:20 PM
Historical note: My Dad was the 5" fire control director on the CA-73, USS St Paul during the Korean War. This is the same cruiser model found in our game.

He would direct fire either from radar or visual. With visual they had large, mounted binoculars. I'll find out what power it was though it was certainly more then 8x. I want to say 25x but that is shooting from the hip. He spoke of bombarding North Korean positions at maximum range and being able to see bodies flying through the air. Not a pleasant memory though if the point of this thread is that naval gunfire should have some sort of accurate fire control with magnification, it would be accurate in concept.

Boo
Title: Re: bins
Post by: AKP on January 18, 2012, 07:09:10 PM
these guys who can do this have prob the best pcs money can buy , some have 4 monitors and multi graphic cards , and cpu's that are faster than the speed of light  :salute

Nope... they practice.
Title: Re: bins
Post by: guncrasher on January 18, 2012, 07:23:14 PM
it does make it easier if you have large monitors.  but if you cant aim, you cant aim.


semp
Title: Re: bins
Post by: Butcher on January 18, 2012, 07:29:15 PM
Nope... they practice.

yep, I play with a 22 inch monitor and laptop that barely cranks 20-30fps in ideal situations, skill and practice will go further then anything else.
14 monitors and a space ship won't give you any perks against a veteran player, just learn to shoot faster.
Title: Re: bins
Post by: EskimoJoe on January 18, 2012, 07:38:39 PM
You need thrown in a bin with all this Wishlist spam.

QFT
Title: Re: bins
Post by: MAINER on January 18, 2012, 08:29:32 PM
You need thrown in a bin with all this Wishlist spam.

 :aok
Title: Re: bins
Post by: thndregg on January 18, 2012, 09:11:29 PM
Historical note: My Dad was the 5" fire control director on the CA-73, USS St Paul during the Korean War. This is the same cruiser model found in our game.

He would direct fire either from radar or visual. With visual they had large, mounted binoculars. I'll find out what power it was though it was certainly more then 8x. I want to say 25x but that is shooting from the hip. He spoke of bombarding North Korean positions at maximum range and being able to see bodies flying through the air. Not a pleasant memory though if the point of this thread is that naval gunfire should have some sort of accurate fire control with magnification, it would be accurate in concept.

Boo

 :aok
Title: Re: bins
Post by: davidwales on January 19, 2012, 09:28:40 AM
:aok


hi mthrocker ive been reading up about your dads ship , was that particular bombardment at wonson , i can see the binoculars you were talking about on some of the photos ive found , also found this quote ST PAUL CA-73, ....
of the shore had to be conducted through long glass and binoculars. ... which was one i found during that attack , how do you put pics on this i dont seem to know how to paste them on ? and its a carbon copy to the cv we use as your correctly said  :


(http://img833.imageshack.us/img833/8996/0407336.jpg)
(http://img259.imageshack.us/img259/306/0407331.jpg)

there is another which you can clearly see the bins on the aft , its in the appreciation web site but cant copy it
Title: Re: bins
Post by: davidwales on January 19, 2012, 11:43:00 AM
(http://img833.imageshack.us/img833/8996/0407336.jpg)
Title: Re: bins
Post by: MAINER on January 19, 2012, 05:04:46 PM
I dont see any "bins"
Title: Re: bins
Post by: RTHolmes on January 19, 2012, 05:22:56 PM
what you are asking for already exists.

how to use 8" guns:

 get in a gun position.
 open clipboard, zoom in, click on target.
 press shift-Q to enable Land Mode.
 zoom.
 if you cant see the target, hit F8 and slew the sight view so you can.
 fire.
 observe impact and readjust fire.


I was tempted to say RTFM but the "manual" is out of date and wont help you. in fact the help system for AH is a complete dogs dinner, most of the really useful stuff is hidden away on the trainers pages.
Title: Re: bins
Post by: davidwales on January 19, 2012, 07:15:46 PM
 :aok
Title: Re: bins
Post by: JohnnyHeelz on January 20, 2012, 02:02:53 AM
how is that different?

You can look left, away from the gun and still zoom, no?
Title: Re: bins
Post by: Tank-Ace on January 21, 2012, 02:00:29 AM
Just ignore him, hes probably a shade, and is just trolling; nobody can be both this ignorant AND so oblivious to input that they just put a " :aok" in response to "this makes no sense" (paraphrased of course).
Title: Re: bins
Post by: davidwales on January 22, 2012, 08:10:21 AM
 :aok f8 didnt know that  :aok no ignorence  :aok