Stuka Request

[Rodolphe]

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Originally Posted by Romanator21

Well, yes, the trapeze swung down before release in order to keep the bomb away from the prop. The mechanism is not modeled in IL-2.

PS - I was looking for a video which would demonstrate the movement of the trapeze, when I stumbled upon this gem of historical accuracy. (watch from 3:45 until 4:10)

There is a close shot of the "Ablenkgabel" at 1'10" on this video.





Manoeuvring Fork




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