FM-2 Wildcat performance

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Originally Posted by Luno13

Rise of Flight models collimator tubes nicely. The free version of the game offers the Spad 13 which has both the Aldis and Le Chretien tube sights.

Thanks for the links. Now I see the value of the collimator; even if your head moves the crosshairs of the sight always remain on the target. As opposed to iron sights where if your head moves you lose your aim. Very handy in a plane where your head might be knocked about by G forces.

And I agree, the way that collimator tubes is very badly modeled in IL2. In real life you should have much more SA, and head shake from maneuvers should throw off your aim through iron sights a bit more than it does if you try to shoot while you're pulling Gs.

Of course, one of my complaints about every combat flight sim out there is that computer pilots are "iron men" who never get tired, scared, or sleepy. Even with "head shake on" in IL2, your point of view is never shifted that far out of line and you can still do quick shoulder checks even when you're pulling 6 G.