Gyro gunsight tutorial ?

[taffy2jeffmorgan]

Hi, Is there a gyro gunsight tutorial for BoS or is there in the making.

 

Cheers

[JimTM]

In his Spitfire IX video, Requiem indicated that he would make a video for the gyro sight, but I haven't seen it yet. Once it appears, it should be here.

[Voyager]

P-47N manual

 

Look for the section on the K-14 gunsight. 

 

It also has a lot of explanation on how-to deflection shoot. 

Edited February 24, 2019 by Voyager

[taffy2jeffmorgan]

Thanks both.

[Jaegermeister]

There are 2 versions. The Spitfire has the earlier British MkII gyro sight and the P47 has the K-14. There are some videos on the Tube for the MkII. The  P47 N manual referenced above is your best bet for K-14. The only real difference is where the controls are, they work the same. Map keys for range and wingspan and you are good to go.

 

I like to set the diameter for the enemy AC encountered, set the range to match gun convergence and fly until I get the right sight picture. Below 200 meters it doesn’t matter anyway. Look up wingspan for likely encountered enemy AC ie. German fighter - 33’, Stuka - 45’, Ju88- 59’, etc.

[Talon_]

The best approach as was done IRL is to put the range control on an axis. If wingspan is set correctly then you wind the range until the target's wingspan hits the hexagon and pull the trigger. For the most part you'll be able to lead with some initial hits regardless of your convergence, but to make best use of this I recommend not below 320m which gives you a wingspan-width cone out to 640m.

 

Reduce the range control as you close with the target to maintain perfect aim.

Edited February 26, 2019 by Talon_

[CIA_Yankee_]

Personally I set the range to 200 (my convergence) and wingspan to the minimum (which is roughly the 109 wingspan), and focus more on using the gyro sight as a "funnel" rather than the precise point in which I open fire.

 

In short, I use the moving sight as the marker of the axis along which I must place my target in relation to the fixed sight. Once I have my target lined up on that axis, I know I can fire a salvo along that axis and will very likely score hits (and I use target wingspan to determine if I should place my target above or below the moving sight along that axis). On the few times I've used the gyro sight, it's proven devastatingly effective (especially on the P-47, which allows for liberal use of ammunition, and carries a ridiculous amount of firepower).

[Elwood55]

On 2/26/2019 at 9:28 PM, 71st_AH_Yankee_ said:

Personally I set the range to 200 (my convergence) and wingspan to the minimum (which is roughly the 109 wingspan), and focus more on using the gyro sight as a "funnel" rather than the precise point in which I open fire.

 

In short, I use the moving sight as the marker of the axis along which I must place my target in relation to the fixed sight. Once I have my target lined up on that axis, I know I can fire a salvo along that axis and will very likely score hits (and I use target wingspan to determine if I should place my target above or below the moving sight along that axis). On the few times I've used the gyro sight, it's proven devastatingly effective (especially on the P-47, which allows for liberal use of ammunition, and carries a ridiculous amount of firepower).

this help me more then others, thinking as a modern HUD gun snake.
We cannot feel gforces (manouvers + earth gforce) in simulation so it really helps to have an idea where your bullets will go.

[Birdman]

Take a look at this: