1C Team Requests and Questions (discussions only)

[Blackdog_kt]

Originally Posted by Liz Lemon

Totally agree with this.

Although I wonder if the slower movement of the gun mount is intentional - something that is being used by the devs to neuter the infamously accurate AI gunners the Il2 series is known for.

But at the very least there needs to be an option to invert aiming.

It's explained in the sim's pdf manual. In short, these guns mounts were locked into position to maintain a stable firing platform. To move them to another position you had to unlock, move and lock again. This is what the delay simulates.

I think the only case this delay currently applies when it shouldn't is the Blenheim's hydraulically powered turret. The Br.20 turret moves in all four directions without delays, although last time i checked it suffered from a reversed axis.

[robtek]

Originally Posted by Blackdog_kt

It's explained in the sim's pdf manual. In short, these guns mounts were locked into position to maintain a stable firing platform. To move them to another position you had to unlock, move and lock again. This is what the delay simulates.

I think the only case this delay currently applies when it shouldn't is the Blenheim's hydraulically powered turret. The Br.20 turret moves in all four directions without delays, although last time i checked it suffered from a reversed axis.

But if you look at the lens-mount you can see that it is unlocked and moved with one hand, leaving the second hand to use the gun.

Don't forget that the gunmount in the video is 65, unmaintenanced, years old. New, it was very light to handle, one might assume.

The delay, if any, should be no more then 0.1 sec., then a fast movement to the next position, locking immediately when the grip is released.

A hindrance to the movement should only impede the gun itself, when it is moved against the slipstream.