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Offline phatzo

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Manual bombsite
« on: August 25, 2009, 01:44:19 AM »
I have tried but I cant figure it out. Seems I always end up with some screwey speed like 3625.
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Re: Manual bombsite
« Reply #1 on: August 25, 2009, 03:05:44 AM »
This is how to do it:

Go to bombsight view.

Open your map, hit U, click on area you plan to bomb.

Close map. You'll see the target alt has probably changed from 0. Could be 1k, could be 182 feet, depends on where you clicked on the map.

Now pick a spot on the ground, and use your joystick to put the big crosshairs on it.

Hold Y, while keeping the crosshairs on this spot using your joystick.

The longer you hold Y, and more accurate you are holding the cross-hairs in place, the better accuracy you will have.

When you release Y, you'll see your calibrated speed has changed. You can check this against your E6B true air speed. If they match, bombs will be on target. If your calibrate speed is higher or lower, the bombs will go short or long respectively.


It's very, very easy once you've done it correctly.


If you still end up with a speed of 3625, you moved the crosshairs way too fast, and not on your reference point, during calibration
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Re: Manual bombsite
« Reply #2 on: August 25, 2009, 03:51:43 AM »
TY much better than the last explanation I got.
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Re: Manual bombsite
« Reply #3 on: August 25, 2009, 08:13:51 AM »
This is how to do it:

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Open your map, hit U, click on area you plan to bomb.

I thought it was Ctrl click or Shift click...just plain click works?  I haven't had to do a manual calibration for a few months since the last time we had to during FSO.
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Re: Manual bombsite
« Reply #4 on: August 26, 2009, 08:28:55 PM »


I thought it was Ctrl click or Shift click...just plain click works?  I haven't had to do a manual calibration for a few months since the last time we had to during FSO.


 You are correct Dot,it's shift click,but it says so in the calibration text buffer when manual mode is being used!

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