How was the gunner scope in real life?

[SCG_motoadve]

Did it had a default magnification so as soon as you got to look into it was zoomed? did it have different zoom settings?

Guess different tanks had different settings?

In game is not zoomed, then I use the in game zoom to get a closer view.

 

[Panzerlang]

"In terms of levels of zoom, they weren't significant. Most German tank sights had a 2.5x zoom at first, and later a selectable 2.5x/5x zoom. Compare this to the Allies who generally had very similar zooms.

For example 75mm Sherman's had a single 3x zoom, 76mm Shermans had a single 5x zoom, Fireflies had a selectable 3x/5x zoom, T-34-76 a single 2.5x, and T-34-85s a single 4x.

In this regard the major advantage that German tank sights had was their FoV. That selectable 2.5x/5x zoom had an FoV of 28/14 degrees respectively.

Compared to the earlier tanks, the 75mm Sherman's had 13 degrees, 76mm Shermans had a 13 degrees, Fireflies had 13/9 degrees, T-34-76 15 degrees, and T-34-85s had 16 degrees.

As you can see the German optics have approximately double the FoV of similar zoom equipped tanks."

[=362nd_FS=RoflSeal]

Ingame representation is very wrong.

[migmadmarine]

Should point out the very early M4A2 we have in game has the Periscope M4A1 [gotta love the American designation system] with the M38A2 telescope for the aiming, which is only a 1.44x magnification scope. 

[GunnyHighway]

On 4/2/2019 at 8:38 AM, =362nd_FS=RoflSeal said:

Ingame representation is very wrong.

I think this statement is erroneous.
What you wanted to express is that the "EARLY ACCESS" is not finished yet because it is not a final version.
Some work still needs to be completed, and you warmly encourage the great team of IL-2 to continue to persevere into the making of this unique and great entertaining software. Isn't it?
Was it so hard?

[=362nd_FS=RoflSeal]

36 minutes ago, Ze-GunnyHighway said:

I think this statement is erroneous.
What you wanted to express is that the "EARLY ACCESS" is not finished yet because it is not a final version.
Some work still needs to be completed, and you warmly encourage the great team of IL-2 to continue to persevere into the making of this unique and great entertaining software. Isn't it?
Was it so hard?

It's true

Tiger ingame, from judging how much of the barrel is visible goes from ~40 degrees FoV to ~20 degrees FOV

[Red2112Red2112]

Gotta love it... 

 

 

Tiger I...

 

Red

Edited April 19, 2019 by Red2112