High level bombing questions

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Target elevation (the correct term ) is very important when level bombing. You need to input the relative altitude above ground or AOG, not altitude above sea level or AOS for your target. In IL2, due to its terrain, those targets usually will not be above 200m AOS and that is rare since the terrain is mostly flat on all maps with very few exceptions. The highest target I ever bombed was MonteCassino on Italy map (600m AOS).

Originally Posted by Woke Up Dead

... But the OP-1 always gives the same angle given the same altitude and speed, regardless of the bomb size. And there also appears to be variation from plane to plane (Pe-2, IL-4, Pe-

Could very well be so. Bear in mind that the angle value needed is a decimal number, i.e. in 1/3 that needs to be entered into the bomb sight. Depending on what the sight gives you. Three clicks are needed with OP-1 to switch to a higher angle. That may also be important.