Using the Reverse Lens Bombsight?

[Voyager]

How exactly does one use the reverse lens bombsight on the F2B? It looks like it's got a centerline wire, and some sort of cross wire to indicate the release point, but I'm not at all sure how I'm supposed to use this thing. I get the impression I'm supposed to look down it from the right angle to for the crosshair to put its point on the right spot? I gather there are also two release altitudes and a specific release speed, but that's about it.

 

How should I be using this thing? Can it actually be used from the pilot's position? It looks like it would be?

 

Thank you,

 

Harry Voyager

[RNAS10_Oliver]

3 hours ago, Voyager said:

How exactly does one use the reverse lens bombsight on the F2B? It looks like it's got a centerline wire, and some sort of cross wire to indicate the release point, but I'm not at all sure how I'm supposed to use this thing. I get the impression I'm supposed to look down it from the right angle to for the crosshair to put its point on the right spot? I gather there are also two release altitudes and a specific release speed, but that's about it.

 

How should I be using this thing? Can it actually be used from the pilot's position? It looks like it would be?

 

Thank you,

 

Harry Voyager

No, you do not just look down at the sight. You have to enter the “bombsight” view same as in Rise of Flight and the WW2 modules here.

 

Also believe it’s named the Negative Lens Bombsight not the Reverse Lens Bombsight.

Climb to the 10,000 or 15,000 feet as those are the two usable altitude settings in the bombsight. The bombsight cannot account for crosswind so fly over your target with the wind behind or ahead. Enter the bombsight view. Set the desired altitude and airspeed on the dials. Set the wind direction and speed dials. When you enter the bombsight view your plane goes into auto-level, so you tweak your heading/aiming using your auto-level left and right adjustment controls while managing your engine settings to try and fly at the airspeed selected. And drop when your target hits the crosshairs.

 

The trick is going to be ensuring your original line up is accurate, and using whatever terrain features exist along your bomb-run to guide you. As you cannot adjust the bombsight to give you much of an look ahead, your window of opportunity for adjusting your aim once the target comes into view is very short.

 

 

Edited July 13, 2021 by Oliver88

[Voyager]

@Oliver88 Ok. So how was the bomb sight used irl? Was the gunner running it? Or was it pilot controlled? It looks like it is meant to be used from the pilot's seat. 

 

Im guessing the working components simply aren't modelled in the cockpit, and only in the second camera view? 

 

Do we know if the area viewed in bomb sight mode is different than the cockpit view? 

 

For context, I fly in VR, so if I can use the hole in the floor, instead of the separate bomb sight mode it's simpler for my use case.

Edited July 13, 2021 by Voyager

[RNAS10_Oliver]

6 hours ago, Voyager said:

@Oliver88 Ok. So how was the bomb sight used irl? Was the gunner running it? Or was it pilot controlled? It looks like it is meant to be used from the pilot's seat. 

 

Pilot in the Bristol. But other than that I dunno for the Negative Lens Bombsight.

 

6 hours ago, Voyager said:

Im guessing the working components simply aren't modelled in the cockpit, and only in the second camera view? 

 

Correct. Just like every other bombsight in this game.