Question: BF109-E3/E4/E7 MG-FF historical standard convergence range?

[kraut1]

Hi,

does anyone know, which standard convergence ranges for the wing 20mm MG-FFs were used?

I know that there were individual settings, but I suppose that a novice pilot had to use a convergence range according to a Dienstvorschrift.

I myself use mostly 150m.

[LukeFF]

200 meters

[kraut1]

Thanks, from now I will use 200m when I start a career until I have a higher rank / ace status.

[kraut1]

On 10/22/2022 at 6:36 PM, LukeFF said:

200 meters

Thanks very much,

today I searched in some old downloaded PDFs and I found L.Dv228/3 classified as Draft with same convergence of 200meters as you said:

Edited October 24, 2022 by kraut1
error corrected

[dbuile]

Isn't that a 400m convergence in the diagram?

The shot passes through 200m in a convergence state as well on its upward trajectory, with intention of final convergence at 400m, correct?

[Eisenfaustus]

Yup - vertically all guns in an Emil cross the line of sight the second time at 400m. Horizontally the machine guns converge at 400m and the canons at 200m. 
 

I‘d say the best ingame setting to reflect this would be 200m - although this means that the canon shell travel far too low. But at 400m they travel too far from each other. 
 

One of the few edges CLOD has over GB is the ability to set historically correct convergence patterns. 

[dbuile]

50 minutes ago, Eisenfaustus said:

the canons at 200m. 

Ah, you're right... I overlooked that detail in my rush!

[FTC_Zero]

In the future, I hope you can set vertical and horizontal convergence for each weapon group separately. Otherwise, historical convergence settings are just not possible.

 

Now I must choose close convergence for closer groupings but crap horizontal convergence or good horizontal convergence for better lead, but bad effect on target.