B 29 bombing accuracy

[Tec]

Maybe I'm misreading you here, but doesn't this quote confirm the OP,

the + trailed the sight by a hanger length like it does in the Lancaster for me. 

while simultaneously refuting this?

There is no bug.  You just don't know what your doing.

[Jayhawk]

Btw...
B-29s, 22,000ft, 3 x 500lbs, delay .05

[ToeTag]

Thats weird I count atleast 12 hits down there.  Anyone else?  Maybe it took him two passes and the first pass with salvo = 1 delay = .05 he missed. LMAO

[Jayhawk]

 

Don't know what you've got against me man, but I was lucky enough to film this as well...

http://www.mediafire.com/?napl62018nk63a8  Unedited video, bombing is a little after 18+ minutes.

note: this is in BOG terrain, but I did make sure to change the fuel burn to 2.0 to match MA settings, that should be seen in the film if you need proof.

[ToeTag]

Just ribbing you.  But I do count 12 hit sprites.

[Jayhawk]

oic, now it's all in good fun.   

9 hits, 3 x 500lbs x 3 planes; watch the film if you need proof.

[ToeTag]

Yea Krusty and Ten60 were the only ones that were getting alittle testy.  No problem with you.

[stealth]

I'm gonna tune my guitar now. This is filled with good cartoonable content to.

[BERN1]

i have spent months trying to learn bombing,no matter what my E6b says,or how long I calibrate,keep my alt the same .all my drops come up short in every bomber
I would love it if someone could take my lil hand and show me what the hell I am doing wrong!!

[Ten60]

bern i have the exact same problem.  I just learned to drop late...

[BERN1]

so have I but i want to learn how to do it corrtectly
is a 5% bombing accuracy from 20k plus good?

[Lusche]

so have I but i want to learn how to do it corrtectly
is a 5% bombing accuracy from 20k plus good?

First, your bombing hit% is currently 439%. You probabky have the 5% form the ingame score sheet, which uses a different format.

Second, you hardly can use this number as a measure of your ability to hit something, and even less to compare yourself to others. Because the hit% depends mostly on what you are hitting. Lazily dropping a big bomb on a cluster of buildings in the town will give you an insanely high hit % (because you "hit" many objects with that bomb), while taking out an ords bunker with pinpoint accuracy from 30k will give you actually a much lower hit % (only one object "hit")

So you can only judge your precision yourself. Do you reliably  hit & destroy what you are aiming for? You do not have to make several approaches, or use significantly more ords than required by the object hardness? Then you are good at bombing.

[ariansworld]

i have spent months trying to learn bombing,no matter what my E6b says,or how long I calibrate,keep my alt the same .all my drops come up short in every bomber
I would love it if someone could take my lil hand and show me what the hell I am doing wrong!!

I personally will open my Bombay doors up 4 or 5 sectors before target.  That way my speed will stabilize,  then about 2 sectors out I start calibrating. This is how I normally operate buffs.  I have not noticed what the OP has mentioned about sight being off.  I have take the time to get a B29 to 35k and have had good results.  But as I said above, I plan my runs in advance, and will usually hit quite a few bases. I have been flying buffs like this for about 7 years now.

[viking73]

I've already wrote this up in an earlier post that the bombing is 1-2 mph off from the set speed. So until it's fixed suggest you fly at 1 mph faster than your set speed is. If you bomb at the same speed right now you will always be short.   

[BERN1]

First, your bombing hit% is currently 439%. You probabky have the 5% form the ingame score sheet, which uses a different format.

Second, you hardly can use this number as a measure of your ability to hit something, and even less to compare yourself to others. Because the hit% depends mostly on what you are hitting. Lazily dropping a big bomb on a cluster of buildings in the town will give you an insanely high hit % (because you "hit" many objects with that bomb), while taking out an ords bunker with pinpoint accuracy from 30k will give you actually a much lower hit % (only one object "hit")

So you can only judge your precision yourself. Do you reliably  hit & destroy what you are aiming for? You do not have to make several approaches, or use significantly more ords than required by the object hardness? Then you are good at bombing.

I mix it up sometimes I milk run a town sometimes I help out and hit hangers and or ord, is the 439% my carreer score or a sample taken early in this score period??. i was just calibrating just before I dropped and usually tried to drop a lil late.but then I started reading more in here and asked questions of the few people in game that will help in game.heard about using E6B for the first time in here,I tried setting my speed and keeping my alt just so,open my doors early,all that.I always tried to get my approach and e6B up as I cross into the radar ring.
and when I finally accomplish all these things I drop short...grrrrrrrrr. Of course I got the 5% from the ingame score sheet why wouldn't I? remember i am obviously an Idiot in many of you guys eyes so please keep the explanations simple