IL2 CoD level bombing sight

[Hoverbug]

Originally Posted by robtek

Oh, i am aware of that, the problem i wanted to adress is: how to get the numbers to put into the bombsight to compensate for the wind-drift.
In the B-17 there was a instrument where the bombardier (or was it the navigator?) could watch the ground passing and by adjusting some lines could determine the direction and strength of the wind in his altitude.

Yes, the navigator had a Gatty-type drift meter (B-3 or B-5), but the Norden calculated drift far better than the drift meter. The only reason that the Norden wasn't used for this all of the time is that the gyros couldn't be spun up foe the duration of the flight.

[Flying Pencil]

Originally Posted by robtek

Oh, i am aware of that, the problem i wanted to adress is: how to get the numbers to put into the bombsight to compensate for the wind-drift.
In the B-17 there was a instrument where the bombardier (or was it the navigator?) could watch the ground passing and by adjusting some lines could determine the direction and strength of the wind in his altitude.

I believe the Lotfe had that built in, much like the Norden, but I can't read old German (Yes, I have copy of Lotfe manual).