StuG III Ausf.G Gunsight Magnification?

[WhyIsTheFinnishS]

Hello all.

 

So as per the title I've been crewing the new StuG and I have been scratching my head over the gunsight. It has such a small magnification and I've been doing some reading and it seems the Sfl.Z.F.1a gunsight should have a magnification of 5×? Can someone correct me if I am wrong or is it perhaps the 8° FOV that makes it seem like the magnification isn't 5×?

 

I am just trying to get some clarification because the Pz.IV's Tzf-5 series of sights has 2.5× magnification and it seems like a higher zoom even with the larger sight FOV of 25°.

 

 

[Hanu]

I've been wondering the same as sights seem to be sub-par to reality, but I have not had time to technically researched it further.

[WhyIsTheFinnishS]

Thanks for your reply. I have been looking into it and I can only really find the FOV and Magnification data so I wonder what can really be done about it? If only I had access to the actual gunsight!

I saw in a Devblog that the devs called the sight an artillery sight, which may be true for the StuH using the same optic but after all the gunner still needs to see what he is shooting at ?

[JV44HeinzBar]

S!,

Slightly off topic, but it still is in regards to the gunsight. I can't seem to accurately judge range w/ this site or the Ferdi. Does anyone have a good reference chart or explanation on how to use the Sfl gunsight?

 

Thanks,

HB

[FeuerFliegen]

I was just watching a video on the Stug III the other day, and it was saying that one of it's benefits was that it has a much better gunsight than the Panzer III and IV; but in this game, it seems the exact opposite.

[WhyIsTheFinnishS]

1 hour ago, JV44HeinzBar said:

S!,

Slightly off topic, but it still is in regards to the gunsight. I can't seem to accurately judge range w/ this site or the Ferdi. Does anyone have a good reference chart or explanation on how to use the Sfl gunsight?

 

Thanks,

HB

I think it works the same as the Radial optics like the Tzf series where you use triangles and dimensions of the vehicle you are targeting to calculate the range. 
I normally just eyeball it and my time in Steel Fury seems to not be useless here. 
This should give you a bit of an idea

56 minutes ago, SCG_FeuerFliegen said:

I was just watching a video on the Stug III the other day, and it was saying that one of it's benefits was that it has a much better gunsight than the Panzer III and IV; but in this game, it seems the exact opposite.

Yeah and with the StuG III being an assault gun/tank destroyer one could see why having better optics would make sense. The FOV seems fine but I honestly think the sight needs better magnification. 

[JV44HeinzBar]

29 minutes ago, WhyIsTheFinnishS said:

I think it works the same as the Radial optics like the Tzf series where you use triangles and dimensions of the vehicle you are targeting to calculate the range. 
I normally just eyeball it and my time in Steel Fury seems to not be useless here. 
This should give you a bit of an idea

S!,

Thanks for replying. I'm comfortable using the standard sight, but this one I can't seem to use properly. I'm usually too short with the first couple of rounds, then too long. This can be critical if the target is moving fast, e.g. T-34 @ 90deg. I guess I'll just have to devote some time and practice, which always helps

 

HB

[WhyIsTheFinnishS]

51 minutes ago, JV44HeinzBar said:

S!,

Thanks for replying. I'm comfortable using the standard sight, but this one I can't seem to use properly. I'm usually too short with the first couple of rounds, then too long. This can be critical if the target is moving fast, e.g. T-34 @ 90deg. I guess I'll just have to devote some time and practice, which always helps

 

HB

You're welcome. To be honest I do kind of have some error with it too if I do not stop to think about the shot but usually it is speed for me in the exact same scenarios... Although I think we all can never go wrong with practice! Admittedly the radial sights I have no issues using as well but then again this sight is... Different so I wouldn't be surprised if there is a different way of using the stritch marks on the sight... Thing is, I honestly am not sure if this is true because I can't seem to find anything hinting at a different way of using the StuG's optic. ?

[Yogiflight]

The main issue is the missing scissors periscope for the gun commander. He was able to measure the distance to targets very precisely IRL. For the magnification, are you zooming in as far as with the other gunsights?

This is one of the issues of this game, that you don't have the correct magnifications and FOVs, which the gunsights had IRL.