Bombsight help

[alphagamer1981]

Im playing the normandy campaign and i have taken out the mosquito for the first time, but i cant seem to get the option to look through the bombsight. What key is it? Does the mosquito even have a bomb sight?

[LukeFF]

No, it doesn't have one. 

[alphagamer1981]

well that cleared it up, many thanks kind sir

[Jaegermeister]

The mosquito came in various models. The early fighter model could not carry bombs and had cannons in the bomb bay. The later fighter/bomber model had cannons and machine guns and also carried bombs internally and under the wings. The bomber models had bomb sights installed in a plexiglass nose cone. We have the fighter bomber model in game. In practice, a single bomber model with a bomb sight led a group of fighter bombers and they all dropped bombs on a signal from the lead aircraft.

 

Fighter bomber flights used the gun sight and practice to hit targets from low level, usually in a shallow dive, but also skip bombing on the deck.

 

 

[1714ERIXX11]

just doing the campaing Freemans Folly, 1st time, never bombed before in a Mosqui, and the Controls options MENU have 2 dozens of bomb controls, but no "release bombs". The manual is historical cool, but useless gamewise... Is there a full controls guide? I mean, for HOTAS, the cockipit interface is explained but in the heat of combat, the mouse is not an option, lol

 

Edited March 28, 2025 by 1714ERIXX11

[AEthelraedUnraed]

10 hours ago, 1714ERIXX11 said:

just doing the campaing Freemans Folly, 1st time, never bombed before in a Mosqui, and the Controls options MENU have 2 dozens of bomb controls, but no "release bombs". The manual is historical cool, but useless gamewise... Is there a full controls guide? I mean, for HOTAS, the cockipit interface is explained but in the heat of combat, the mouse is not an option, lol

Eh, are you looking at the right game? IL2:GB doesn't have any "cockpit interface" or clickpits.

 

In IL2:GB, dropping bombs should be as simple as pressing B or whatever button you assigned to it.

Edited March 29, 2025 by AEthelraedUnraed

[BlitzPig_EL]

You have to open the bomb bay doors first I believe.