Reflector gunsights - the coolest practical thing ever

[BobTuck]

Originally Posted by Plt Off JRB Meaker

Bob is this info from the manual?....sounds great

No Meaker, I've got the Russian version installed.

BobTuck.

[Devastat]

I am a bit lost with the gunsight in bf-109 as it is "out of range" I mean I have to keep pressing rudder left to get the crosshair to be seen. Is there some trick to this, I mean can I move inside the cockpick so that I will have the crosshair in the center of the glass?

Sorry guys I haven't played IL-2 Sturmovik and am completely a newbie to WWII flight sims

[BobTuck]

Originally Posted by Devastat

I am a bit lost with the gunsight in bf-109 as it is "out of range" I mean I have to keep pressing rudder left to get the crosshair to be seen. Is there some trick to this, I mean can I move inside the cockpick so that I will have the crosshair in the center of the glass?

Sorry guys I haven't played IL-2 Sturmovik and am completely a newbie to WWII flight sims

Devastat, there is a special 'loosen harness' key, that moves you closer to the gunsight, and in bf109s, it also centres you behind the gunsight.

BobTuck.

p.s. I haven't mapped this myself yet, because of the language barrier!

[Devastat]

Originally Posted by BobTuck

Devastat, there is a special 'loosen harness' key, that moves you closer to the gunsight, and in bf109s, it also centres you behind the gunsight.

BobTuck.

p.s. I haven't mapped this myself yet, because of the language barrier!

I figured out to do this, as I am moving my head with mouse if you press your right mousebutton while moving mouse (and you have enabled mouse view by pressing f10) you can center the crosshair manually.

[BadAim]

Originally Posted by BobTuck

Devastat, there is a special 'loosen harness' key, that moves you closer to the gunsight, and in bf109s, it also centres you behind the gunsight.

BobTuck.

p.s. I haven't mapped this myself yet, because of the language barrier!

Boy are you guy's gonna be embarrassed! (as was I) Try shift F1. LOL

[JG53Frankyboy]

Originally Posted by BadAim

Boy are you guy's gonna be embarrassed! (as was I) Try shift F1. LOL

classics will never die
btw, its in the manual

[IceFire]

Not to detract from the OP but is this the very first Cliffs of Dover Shift-F1 thread?

The bit about the gunsights is extremely cool. Can't wait to start playing with the settings!

[TUSA/TX-Gunslinger]

Originally Posted by IceFire

Not to detract from the OP but is this the very first Cliffs of Dover Shift-F1 thread?

The bit about the gunsights is extremely cool. Can't wait to start playing with the settings!

You got it Ice - that's what I did in my first ride - naturally

With TIR I've also been shooting alot with just moving my head. This eats the Mod TIR-6DOF for lunch - even excepting the graphics. The TIR interface and it's integration in to the cockpits I've flown is smoooooooooth.

Just to be specific - I've flown the 109, Hurri and G.50.

S!

Gunny

[BigC208]

Oleg or Luthier told us years ago we were going to get a fully working and adjustable reflector sight. I wonder though if the bulbs can burn out and can be replaced by clicking on the spares. This sim is going to give us a much better insight on the workload of an actual WWII combat pilot. Looked at the detail of the Blenheim bombsight in a video, unbelievable. Another thing I noticed was the pilot of a huricane moving sideways as the plane yawed from left to right. Same with 110 gunner and Blenheim bombardier.

Bouncing someone at full real online, who's in cruise mode to safe fuel, will be a lot more realistic. No more manhandling the engine or you'll walking or swimming home. Getting someone out of the sun is also going to be more realistic. One of the vids showed a spit pilot looking over his shoulder. You could see the radio setup and the inside fuselage construction. Oleg's a bloody genius, no other discription will do. If it takes 6 months of paid beta testing to get the rough edges smooth so be it.

As it is, after 10 years with Il2, I still notice new things. With this sim it's going to be another 10 years before you've seen everything they put in. They basically made a study sim with 6 or 7 aircraft. Insane. One of the Russian guys said that deselecting realistic engine management increased his FPS significantly. A sign for me that there is a lot going on under the cowl. Those that still insist that CoD is a dolled up version of the old IL2 engine have a serious screw loose.

[BobTuck]

Originally Posted by BigC208

I wonder though if the bulbs can burn out and can be replaced by clicking on the spares.

In the manual it says they haven't done this as it is sadistic!

LOL!

BobTuck.