Nav and planes ...

[Tempest123]

Originally Posted by T_O_A_D

I'm confused to your list above, there's more correct?

I noticed the Me 109 K, and 110 have a gauge that works with the beacons.

Probably even more.

I'm also a bit confused on the Allied compass gauge in a P-51 for instance.

Shouldn't it work off the beacons as well? Simulating an ADF

I don't really understand much of it, scouring the net now for more real world info.

Noe of my books cover it worth a hoot.

Most of the allied compasses are independent of any direction finding ability. The compass in the P-51 for example, the middle arrow (white bar) is your magnetic heading and moves as such. The outer bars (heading indicator) are a marker that you can set yourself to help with holding a particular heading. The compass rose (outer numbers) are fixed and cannot be adjusted. Say your flying on a heading of 270 magnetic and your next waypoint is 350 magnetic, you could set your compass bars to 350 and then turn until your magnetic heading (inner arrow) is aligned with the heading indicator (outer bars). It's useful if you are flying full switch as it will help you hold your heading, but if you have the info bar or speed bar on, that will give you your compass heading too.

There is no link to NDB's with this, it's just a fancy compass.

[T_O_A_D]

Ah thanks for that.

[Ian Boys]

TOAD you'll notice I only listed Russian and British planes with NDB kit. As in "RUSSIAN PLANES WITH ..."

Of course the German ones have it.

[Ian Boys]

Actually I'm surprised how few Allied planes have it. I would think the P-47 would be an ideal candidate, for example.

But the (western) Allies can always use YG on land. Was YG used in Europe too or just the Pacific?

[Viikate]

Originally Posted by Ian Boys

Actually I'm surprised how few Allied planes have it. I would think the P-47 would be an ideal candidate, for example.

Some P-51s had fixed D/F-loops and simple homing indicator made by Bendix.

Quite possibly they might have been installed to other USAF fighters too. Allies considered having NDB on carriers unsafe, hence the YE. Also there is not much reliable NDBs available if you are flying over occupied Europe escorting bombers. Besides the bombers are doing the navigation for you.

Originally Posted by Ian Boys

But the (western) Allies can always use YG on land. Was YG used in Europe too or just the Pacific?

Only at Pacific.

Here is some info about the YG (YE on previous pages)
http://www.hnsa.org/doc/ecat/cat-1301.htm
YG there looks like roof top installation.

Here is the "pie" for YG, even the the pic reads YE. Text below the pie says "This is the shore-based letter sequence."

Notice that the bearings are already inverted here. In the YE example pie in the pdf guide, you need to figure out the correct +/-180 bearing yourself.
http://www.fisthistory.org/Ships.htm

The shore-based stations used the same system except the sectors were always assigned the same letters. Pilots recalled the letter sequence using the following ditty:

Did Willie Really Kill A Nasty Ugly German Man Last Friday or Saturday.

[T_O_A_D]

Originally Posted by Ian Boys

TOAD you'll notice I only listed Russian and British planes with NDB kit. As in "RUSSIAN PLANES WITH ..."

Of course the German ones have it.

Yes I saw that Ian, but the Title let me to beleive you was listing them all.
"Nav and planes ..."

Then you just listed

RUSSIAN PLANES WITH NAV INSTRUMENTS

BRITISH PLANES WITH NAV INSTRUMENTS

Thus the reason I was commenting out of confusion.

[kestrel79]

I'm still confused on how this all works in game. Hopefully someone will make a cool youtube tutorial or something showing how to navigate.

[Ian Boys]

edited original list with new info and bugs.

[Ian Boys]

Viikate thanks for the answer on YG. I won't put it on the NWE map then