Back To Page 5 What is my favorite dive bombing aircraft in the IL-2 Series? I like the Dauntless. It was probably the most historically significant aircraft of the three types rendered in the game. I know that there are others that might argue this with me but on June 4th 1942 this particular model […]
Back To Page 4 Notice the bombing run I did on the carrier and on the oiler, especially the weapon site view on the Dauntless. Some adjustment was necessary but my general goal is to line up my site on the forward elevator of the intended target, if it is a carrier. I tend […]
Back To Page 3 The other question is the altitude of release. I tend to release at about 3-4 thousand feet. This gives me plenty of time to pull out while nominally putting the bomb on target. You have to make sure that you have plenty of time to retract the dive brakes, climb […]
Back To Page 2 Ok, so you are all set and ready to go. You have a good picture of what you want to hit, you are on target, your altitude and speed are good and you are ready to dive in and hit your target. All you have to do is deploy dive […]
Back To Page 1 The goal is to line up the target in your window in the bottom of your cockpit. Even with a good approach sometimes you will find yourself off a little. Small changes can be made in your dive but if you cannot get a good sight view of your target […]
How to Dive Bomb -or- Broad Side of the Barn? What Barn? by Tom “WKLINK” Cofield Introduction I like to blow stuff up. Hey, who doesn’t? Well, in the virtual flight simulation world not as many as you would think. Yes, we all know that 90% of the guys out there fly most of these […]
