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General Forums => Aircraft and Vehicles => Topic started by: MANDOBLE on February 20, 2002, 11:40:16 AM

Title: Revi GS
Post by: MANDOBLE on February 20, 2002, 11:40:16 AM

why 190s, 262s, Tas and 109s had the revi displaced to the right?

Title: Revi GS
Post by: tofri on February 20, 2002, 12:20:01 PM

that way the pilot was able to see the target with the left eye directly and with the left eye over the revi gunsight..
Shall work better than a gunsight in the middle.
We do not have 3D monitors, so we don't notice the difference ;)

Title: Revi GS
Post by: MANDOBLE on February 20, 2002, 01:27:39 PM

That is a joke, right????

Title: Revi GS
Post by: Animal on February 20, 2002, 01:49:24 PM

actually, it was because it was generally thought that the right eye was the dominant so the pilots would be more accurate shots with the gunsight to the right.
like when you fire a rifle, the sight is to the right parallel to your shoulder, not in the middle between your eyes.

Title: Revi GS
Post by: Raubvogel on February 20, 2002, 02:06:04 PM

You've never watched Hogans Heroes? Thats the side all the Nazis wore their monocles on.

Title: Revi GS
Post by: tofri on February 20, 2002, 03:25:36 PM

I never saw a revi "in action", but  I read somewhere
that you can get  only a clear image of the pipper on a straight line  behind the revi .
 
If you are a little bit aside the optimal line you won't see a thing.
This means you cannot use a gunsight with both eyes the same time.

Just as Animal said, you aim with one eye.

I am not sure, but there  was a good explanation here in the UBB some time ago.

Title: Revi GS
Post by: tofri on February 20, 2002, 03:31:54 PM

Here it ishttp://www.hitechcreations.com/forums/showthread.php?s=&threadid=26241&highlight=gunsight+AND+optical (http://www.hitechcreations.com/forums/showthread.php?s=&threadid=26241&highlight=gunsight+AND+optical)