Ju-87 pilots read!!!

[[CPT]milopugdog]

On the Ju-87, there is a window that can be used to see targets underneath the plane.   

 

You might have noticed it, here's a picture of where it is.

 

When you press the N key (or your bomb bay door key) it will open to look like this

 

I hope this short thread will help fellow Ju-87 pilots with all of their dive bombing needs. 

See you in the skies,

Milo 

[Cybermat47]

It took me ages to figure this out; I'm sure it will come in handy for others

[Finkeren]

For old players of IL2, it's propably one of the first things you look for in the Stuka cockpit

But new players will no doubt find this helpful.

[6./ZG26_Emil]

For old players of IL2, it's propably one of the first things you look for in the Stuka cockpit

But new players will no doubt find this helpful.

 

Yep but in the old IL2 wasn't the window always open? I don't remember being able to toggle it.

[BlitzPig_EL]

Yep, it was open all the time, and I believe it's real purpose was to check the centerline mounted ordnance, to see if the bomb trapeze was lowering properly.

[wtornado]

The door opens and you click ''open hatch'' again and the window

slides to the back fully open and.your pilot swivels around to face

the back and seat hatch opens automatically when the second stage

compressor.

 

 

Toilet paper roll is usually hanging on the right hand side in the cockpit.

 

Stuka flights were long.

[Potenz]

the purpose of that little window was for the pilot to do 

the final adjustments before start a vertical dive to the

target.

 

and yes for old 1946 players is a well known issue

it's also in CloD.

[wtornado]

I wish Veteran66 would make a few offline Stuka missions based on

StG 1 ,StG 2 and StG77 over Stalingrad.

[StG77_Kondor]

Agreed. I've tried my hand at the editor a few times and I'm slowly getting around it. Ideally I'd love to make some Stuka CAS missions on the Barrikady Gun Factory in support of the 305 Infanterie-Division. 

 

Highly recommend this book - and the others by the same author. Without a doubt, the authority on Stalingrad. Most of the pictures are from private collections, never published. Including a series taken from the ground during a Stuka attack on the city. Absolutely amazing. I'll see if I can get a proper scan of them when I get home.

 

http://www.amazon.com/Into-Oblivion-Kharkov-Stalingrad-Pionier-Bataillon/dp/0992274907

[Asgar]

When I started playing BoS i was looking all over the control option for something like "bombing window Ju 87" or something similar and couldn't find it. I have some broad knowledge about planes and know that the window is there, but i couldn't find the control for it until some day i accidentally opened it :D

[[CPT]milopugdog]

Something went wrong with my imgur account, here are the images in order

 

Edited July 25, 2015 by =ICOGI=milopugdog