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Title: norton bombsight for Fighter/Attack planes?
Post by: 4Prop on May 15, 2012, 02:40:40 PM: I was watching a video (http://www.eaavideo.org/video.aspx?v=1364242917) the pilot said they would fly in formation with a B-24. the bombadier in the B-24 would shoot a flare off when it was time for the fighters to drop their bombs.

so my question is, would this work in AH?

if a P47 and B-17,24,29 are flying at the same alt and speed, in formation. could that bomber use his bombsight to come close to where the Fighter's bombs would hit?
I dont see it being very precise bombing on towns but maybe the strats where you would have a greater chance of destroying something
Title: Re: norton bombsight for Fighter/Attack planes?
Post by: Krusty on May 15, 2012, 02:42:36 PM: 71sqn tried something similar once, B-25C and P-38s... It wasn't good. Due to lag changing relative distances, and the differences in even slightly different speeds, alts, etc, you can't drop on anything. It's an area bombing tool, and overall doesn't work so well in-game where you want more targeted drops. Far easier just to dive bomb.

Even a very generic dive bomb release will yield more accurate results.

P.S. against strats it would be useless. You're better off using those fighters for escort and simply bombing with bombers.
Title: Re: norton bombsight for Fighter/Attack planes?
Post by: 4Prop on May 15, 2012, 02:43:55 PM: Quote from: Krusty on May 15, 2012, 02:42:36 PM

Even a very generic dive bomb release will yield more accurate results.

agreed. But it seemed like a cool idea to me. the spread of the explosions on the ground would look cool. especially depending on the formation
Title: Re: norton bombsight for Fighter/Attack planes?
Post by: Spikes on May 15, 2012, 03:11:57 PM: The antivirus company makes bombsights now?
Title: Re: norton bombsight for Fighter/Attack planes?
Post by: 4Prop on May 15, 2012, 03:37:27 PM: Quote from: Spikes on May 15, 2012, 03:11:57 PM
The antivirus company makes bombsights now?

the bombsite company now makes an antivirus
Title: Re: norton bombsight for Fighter/Attack planes?
Post by: ImADot on May 15, 2012, 03:56:57 PM: Quote from: 4Prop on May 15, 2012, 03:37:27 PM
the bombsite company now makes an antivirus

huh...I thought Norden made the bombsight... :old:
Title: Re: norton bombsight for Fighter/Attack planes?
Post by: The Fugitive on May 15, 2012, 03:58:23 PM: Quote from: ImADot on May 15, 2012, 03:56:57 PM
huh...I thought Norden made the bombsight... :old:

The original, but the new ones are made by Norton. :cool:
Title: Re: norton bombsight for Fighter/Attack planes?
Post by: morfiend on May 15, 2012, 06:22:16 PM: Quote from: The Fugitive on May 15, 2012, 03:58:23 PM
The original, but the new ones are made by Norton. :cool:

Ya but only in video games!!! :P

:salute
Title: Re: norton bombsight for Fighter/Attack planes?
Post by: thndregg on May 15, 2012, 08:35:15 PM: Who? ;)

(http://imagecache2.allposters.com/images/CLASS/130-115.jpg)
Title: Re: norton bombsight for Fighter/Attack planes?
Post by: Dace on May 15, 2012, 08:44:28 PM: :lol
Title: Re: norton bombsight for Fighter/Attack planes?
Post by: Delirium on May 15, 2012, 08:48:15 PM: Quote from: Krusty on May 15, 2012, 02:42:36 PM
71sqn tried something similar once, B-25C and P-38s... It wasn't good.

It will work, you need to take in account of lag as well. Generally, the 'droop snoot' needs to tell the others to drop a second before he does to compensate.
Title: Re: norton bombsight for Fighter/Attack planes?
Post by: ozrocker on May 16, 2012, 06:23:01 AM: Quote from: ImADot on May 15, 2012, 03:56:57 PM
huh...I thought Norden made the bombsight... :old:
QFT
Or did Norton make a Bombsight for Ralph Kramden to send Alice to the Moon with :headscratch:

:cheers: Oz
Title: Re: norton bombsight for Fighter/Attack planes?
Post by: thndregg on May 16, 2012, 08:29:00 AM: Quote from: ozrocker on May 16, 2012, 06:23:01 AM
QFT
Or did Norton make a Bombsight for Ralph Kramden to send Alice to the Moon with :headscratch:

:cheers: Oz
:lol
Title: Re: norton bombsight for Fighter/Attack planes?
Post by: APDrone on May 17, 2012, 07:23:04 PM: I replaced my Norton bombsite with the McAfee bombsite, and the bombs fell faster.
Title: Re: norton bombsight for Fighter/Attack planes?
Post by: Pigslilspaz on May 18, 2012, 10:28:34 AM: I just got the MSI Bombsight. It was free and works great.
Title: Re: norton bombsight for Fighter/Attack planes?
Post by: Dragon on May 18, 2012, 10:50:55 AM: Norton was designed for delivering a Plutonium Containing (PC) Nuke and it excels in this area.
Title: Re: norton bombsight for Fighter/Attack planes?
Post by: iaqmya on May 18, 2012, 07:14:58 PM: Is not the Norton a British Motor Cycle?

I always thought the bomb sight this country used in WWII was a "NORDON" bombsihgt :confused: