Author Topic: Eliminate Exterior View from 2-Seat Bombers  (Read 101 times)

Offline MRPLUTO

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Eliminate Exterior View from 2-Seat Bombers
« on: September 10, 2002, 06:21:05 PM »
The Bf-110 has no external (f4) view.  That's as it should be.  But five aircraft, the SBD, A-20, Boston, D3a Val, and Il-2 have virtually identical seating and pilot/gunner views, but are allowed the external view.

Is it possible to change the view available plane by plane?  Or do all bombers automatically get the external view?

The Ar234 is a special case:  it was equipped with a backwards-looking periscope.  That's the thing on the right above your forehead in the cockpit.  Could the external view be eliminated and exchanged for a rear view through the periscope using the keypad 2 key?

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Offline Duedel

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Eliminate Exterior View from 2-Seat Bombers
« Reply #1 on: September 11, 2002, 02:54:10 AM »
What Mr. Pluto said

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« Reply #2 on: September 11, 2002, 08:26:52 AM »
It occurs to me that the TBM probably should not have an exterior veiw either.  It does have the third gun position underneath, but I don't think that adds much.

Offline SKurj

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« Reply #3 on: September 11, 2002, 03:36:49 PM »
I think the external should be removed also BUT!!!!

If it could be coded so that if u DON'T have a gunner your 6 view sees thru the imaginary gunners eyes that would suffice


These planes would never fly combat without a rear gunner (except in extreme circumstances) so there always would be someone able to see out the back..


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