K14 fixed gunsight - bombing and rockets

[DerHesse70]

Hello!

 

I am new and have a question about the K14 fixed gunsight for bombing and rockets.

 

How do you aim with this gunsight? It is not explained in the manual, quickstart or training mission.

 

The cross is the boresight for the guns. But where do i aim with the rockets and bombs. I recognized that the bombs and rockets are hitting much deeper.

 

There is also a little "V" under the cross and two horizontal strokes in the fixed gunsight. Is the "V" for aiming rockets and the strokes for bombs?

 

greetings Jens

[Suchacz]

IMHO they are only helping marks. I dunno if there is some common rule how to use them, I think that it depends on your estimating of the distance and mostly on your experience...

 

:thumbup:

[Jona33]

Hello!

 

I am new and have a question about the K14 fixed gunsight for bombing and rockets.

 

How do you aim with this gunsight? It is not explained in the manual, quickstart or training mission.

 

The cross is the boresight for the guns. But where do i aim with the rockets and bombs. I recognized that the bombs and rockets are hitting much deeper.

 

There is also a little "V" under the cross and two horizontal strokes in the fixed gunsight. Is the "V" for aiming rockets and the strokes for bombs?

 

greetings Jens

 

I usually estimate that for bombs, in a steep dive put the target between the two horizontal lines at the bottom. For rockets, get in really close, again in a moderate dive and use the V as your pipper. I've found that usually works for me.

[WildBillKelsoe]

The sight is not used for bombing at all. It is not a bombing sight. Same for rockets. The reason is simple, bombs and rockets don't follow trajectory used in K-14 gyro, because it is primarily for the 50's.

[Jona33]

The sight is not used for bombing at all. It is not a bombing sight. Same for rockets. The reason is simple, bombs and rockets don't follow trajectory used in K-14 gyro, because it is primarily for the 50's.

 

The fixed gunsight is the best way of aiming bombs & rockets. The gyro sight is for the guns but in ground attack I tend to leave the fixed gunsight on and use it for guns as well.

[KLR Rico]

Wait? The gunsight is only useful for guns? :doh:

 

:D

 

I spent a couple hours trying to figure out good repeatable parameters I could use that would make the gun sight useful for rockets/bombs... in the end, getting used to the trajectory of the rockets and bombs was just something I had to figure out through experience. The training mission with unlimited ammo was very useful for that. I'm still no rocket sniper, but it's coming together.

 

Never say never, but it seems to me that there's not really any way you can say "fly x speed at y angle, fire at z distance, and the rockets/bombs will go right on the dot".

[WildBillKelsoe]

The fixed gunsight is the best way of aiming bombs & rockets. The gyro sight is for the guns but in ground attack I tend to leave the fixed gunsight on and use it for guns as well.

 

I beg to differ. In ground attacks with guns, yeah, still applies, but rockets and bombs will always have variable trajectories by wind sheer, headwind, and slight aileron movements. Also remember that for bombs to use the sight effectively, you have to be perpendicular in a dive to the ground, something that will always prove difficult because you will overspeed and rip the wings off, or probably crash.

 

 

However, since I cannot back my argument with substantial evidence to support my claim, I'll assume you're correct.

 

In the A-10, aiming with CCIP reticle at 5 mils CR is the most accurate (within 15 meters blast pattern). <- that Sir, I've tried, confirmed and abide by.

[Foul Ole Ron]

In the absence of anything better the fixed sight is probably the only useful tool for rockets and bombs. Yes it doesn't account for wind, aileron movements, sideslip, etc. but I find the lower lines in the reticle useful when using rockets in a fairly shallow dive and I'm pretty close to the target. Rockets aren't high precision but they're reasonably easy to aim with a bit of practice. Bombing is another story and I haven't worked it out properly yet though having said that RL pilots couldn't seem to hit their targets to save their lives either so I don't feel too bad about it.

[WildBillKelsoe]

In the absence of anything better the fixed sight is probably the only useful tool for rockets and bombs. Yes it doesn't account for wind, aileron movements, sideslip, etc. but I find the lower lines in the reticle useful when using rockets in a fairly shallow dive and I'm pretty close to the target. Rockets aren't high precision but they're reasonably easy to aim with a bit of practice. Bombing is another story and I haven't worked it out properly yet though having said that RL pilots couldn't seem to hit their targets to save their lives either so I don't feel too bad about it.

 

my guess is that RL pilots used the bombs to create diversion. Alas, I'll stick to my role, pure A2A.........