convergence....PIC INTENSE

[CAP1]

was taling with dicho, about how some of us are changing our fighting styles when we go to the ava. one thing he had mentioned(which i hadn't though of), was convergence. when i fly my pee38 o doom, i always leave em set out to max of 650. when i fly my pee40 o deth, i brought em in to 450, 'cause that;s what worked for me in spitfires, as i'd never flown the 40 before the ava.
 i went into offline mode, took each of the planes up, and hit auto pilot....then moved the target around. both planes had drop tanks. something i noticed, was that the pee38's sight will be below the target center in level cruise flight, whereas the pee40's is right on.
 rather than mark up the pics, i typed the convg., and target distance into the text buffer, lower left corner. each distance was a 3 second burst.
 anyway...pics follow. 
pee38 first....conv. set at 250,,i gotta go find the 650 ones for this...

[CAP1]

pee40.......

[CAP1]

p38 at 650 convergence..

[StokesAk]

I have most of the time, set slow plane with wing mounted guns to 300, because I can usually turn into them and shoot them a close range.

In my P38, I have it as 400 don't ask me why, but thats the best one for me. I like to get in close before I shoot.

[CAP1]

I have most of the time, set slow plane with wing mounted guns to 300, because I can usually turn into them and shoot them a close range.

In my P38, I have it as 400 don't ask me why, but thats the best one for me. I like to get in close before I shoot.

that's something that's changing since i've been flying in the ave. in mw, i didn't hesitate to shoot out at 600 or 800.......in here, i can't seem to track em as well, and find it much easier to stay in close.

[wakes]

wow man........

   I really want to know where u get the targets from,,, thats cool as sh**...... can u do that un a tank too?

  thanks, 
     Wakes

[Blooz]

wow man........

   I really want to know where u get the targets from,,, thats cool as sh**...... can u do that un a tank too?

  thanks, 
     Wakes

In the chat bar type the command

.target xxx   (xxx being the range that you want the target at) the target will be north of you.

type
.target 0 (that's a zero) to turn it off

It'll work for tanks. You just need to get someplace elevated so you'll see the whole target.

[wakes]

Thanks Blooz

  ur a good man<S>

[DEECONX]

Yeah, I too have found 400 to be the magic number.

[CAP1]

Yeah, I too have found 400 to be the magic number.

i think for the pee38 o doom, longer can be a little advantageous.

 whereas i thought they may "lob" over the target when shooting a little closer, they seem to not do this. the advantage seems to be in trying to "convince" a con to turn......by that i mean tagging him with the 50's. this usually isn't necessary in the ava........

 with the pee40 on the other hand, at D200, you have a bit of a spread with the convergence set out to 450. i think this makes dicho correct about hitting power, since most shots in the ava seem to be very close in.
 the drawback to bringing it in that close though, is that should you have a decent crossing shot at D400 to D500, you may only piss them off, as the spread will be too large to inflict serious damage.

 i may try bringing my pee40's convergence in, just for the hell of it....but i think i'm going to leave it alone for the pee38 o doom.

[CAP1]

In the chat bar type the command

.target xxx   (xxx being the range that you want the target at) the target will be north of you.

type
.target 0 (that's a zero) to turn it off

It'll work for tanks. You just need to get someplace elevated so you'll see the whole target.

i think if he just gets on level land, he may be able to see the whole thing.

[Dichotomy]

I generally have mine @ 300 but have noticed in AVA I have a lot of shots flying over the con.  Partially due to my horrible marksmanship I'm sure.  I'm probably going to pull mine in tonight so see how it goes.

Nice graphic display Cap.. that helps a lot 

[Vinkman]

Cap1,
You don't seem alarmed that the patterns on the targets look completely screwed up. It seems like the 38 is drifting left and right. Are you Turning? or is the Wind set to on?

In level flight with Convergence set to 650, the pattern should be ABOVE the centerline on a target less than 650. This whole thing looks broken. If you're not turning the pattern should be symetric about the vertical centerline.

What am I missing?


Thanks,

Vinkman

[Shuffler]

I set my guns to -650 so the bullits get there before leaving the guns.

[CAP1]

Cap1,
You don't seem alarmed that the patterns on the targets look completely screwed up. It seems like the 38 is drifting left and right. Are you Turning? or is the Wind set to on?

In level flight with Convergence set to 650, the pattern should be ABOVE the centerline on a target less than 650. This whole thing looks broken. If you're not turning the pattern should be symetric about the vertical centerline.

What am I missing?


Thanks,

Vinkman

you're talking about the pee38 shots?

 i left it on auto pilot. each time i moved the target out, i moved the  sight to the left or right. i took each screen shot just after firing each burst, so it could be seen where they're hitting.