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Old 01-17-2013, 11:27 PM
=FPS=Salsero =FPS=Salsero is offline
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Well, I know it's way too late for 4.12, but... for 4.13 (eh, should it be called 5.0? )
The current maps, either in-briefing and in-flight are next to useless for the level bomber, especially in the crosswind. We even do not have the marker bombs to check the aiming, whereas they were in use in WW2.
E.g, It's nice to have the FAB-x000 in say Pe-8, but I do bet that before using it the navigator was using the marker to do a last-minute adjustments of the bombsight.
Ok, I do understand introducing the marker bombs is likely too much pain.

But maybe it is possible:
1.to replace the maps - to replace the old bitmap ones with the better-resolution ones, probably generated from the terrain? It would be fantastic to be able to read the heights from the inflight map using the mouse.
2.To introduce the simple aiming aids - the TAS conversion table, the altimeter and the airspeed indicator that are visible when looking in the bombsight, all of them graduated in the same units as a bombsight? And the direction and speed of the wind?
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One more request is for introduction of RRABs for Soviet bombers, They were extensively used during the Winter War.

And ZAB's - towards the end of WW2.
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