dracer332nd posted 02-21-99 01:40 PM ET (US)        

I have been flying WB since last October and I am starting to improve a bit. I am wondering if you more experienced players use the WB supplied gunsights or the replacement sights people have come up with? If so, could you please make recommendations on which ones would be good for air to air use by a newbie just stepping up from the stock WB sights? Thank you for you time and advice!

avin posted 02-21-99 01:52 PM ET (US)            

I use DocDoom's deflection gunsight. You can get it from cuda's gunsight gallery:

http://www.99th.org/cuda/gunsights/

avin

DGSBDY posted 02-21-99 01:54 PM ET (US)            

Without a doubt one of the most effective gunsights in existence is DRDOOM's gunsight. Just go to the warbird's personal pages, lookup "Sickboy's Hotel Oscar" and goto that site, There you can actually download this sight and it will even install it for you so you dont have to "program" it. I would also suggest getting one of the gunsight utilities available, I personally love "Gunnsight" which I think is also available there. Dont forget to check out Cuda's web page with lots of pictures of various gunsights, although you cannot download them the source codes for programming them are listed. Doc's sight is very effective for the FW's and seems to be optimized for snap shots and deflection shooting. I think you like it.

Drex posted 02-21-99 04:51 PM ET (US)            

I use the default gunsight. whatever makes you feel comfortable and doesn't obstruct your target. Though I did have a skull and crossbones sight in my 190 for a few months. Kinda' silly

Drex

lasse posted 02-21-99 06:19 PM ET (US)            

I use a custom sight, and have done it for years by now.

The result of this is if I play WB on a machine with the default sight, I cant hit a thing.

lasse-

Commanding Officer

The Wild Vikings

buile posted 02-21-99 07:01 PM ET (US)            

Hello,

The default gunsight is fine. I would suggest one addition to it though: a single "dot of death" right in the middle.

I've tried a few gunsights and did not like the ones that obscured the target and the tracers. I found that it's easier for me to hit if i can see where things are going rather than relying on gunsight gimmickry.

The custom gunsight i am using now is a nice clean circle with crosshairs similar to the default gunsight. You can see it at the website i downloaded it from.

www.mindspring.com/~mtalbert/pritzl.html

I customized it further by adding a dot in the center of the gunsight.

Check out Cuda's gunsight gallery; Avin mentioned it above. Try out a bunch in offline mode and see what feels the best for you!

Good Luck!

buile-

dracer332nd posted 02-22-99 03:08 PM ET (US)            

I appreciate all of you guys input. I am going to start experimenting with some of the suggestions you all made. Of course though if =drex= is using the stock sights, maybe I still have a lot more to learn and worry about than which sight I am using. Thanks again gang! SALUTE!

Lizking posted 02-22-99 03:21 PM ET (US)            

Get close enough that you don't need one.

Cuda posted 02-24-99 07:35 PM ET (US)            

You can infact save the gunsight source code directly from my site... you just need to know how Windoesn't does naming (long story but I have a helpfile online as well).

Anyway I would really recommend a gunsight with a bullseye. Personally I like my "improved bullseye" with a small dotted circle around the center dot. It makes aiming both precise and quick.

cuda out

Cuda, CO 99th Dragons

Cuda's Warbirds Resources

http://www.99th.org/cuda/

hygame posted 02-24-99 07:55 PM ET (US)            

I have a circle with a dot in the middle for my gunsight, I find it very effective. there is a < on the left of the circle and a > on the right. When level, a planes wings fit in the notches, then i shoot. For deflection, I gauge it myself.

Hygame

357th FG

US 8th AF

Vicious posted 02-24-99 09:24 PM ET (US)            

If you don't fly for Purple the best custom sight would consist of one very large opaque circle that fills in the entire sight.

Filling in the entire forward view would be even better, but I suppose that would be unreasonable.

Vicious -vics-

Hell's Aces <+J

"Jugmeister"

dracer332nd posted 02-25-99 11:56 AM ET (US)            

LOL vicious, and thanks again to all of you for taking the time to post a response!

Stiglr posted 02-25-99 03:07 PM ET (US)            

Lizking's response made my blood run cold. I concur!!

But, seeing as I'm only an "above average" shot...

DrDoom's sight is the #1 sight of all time!!!! And you don't have to fly a FW190 to appreciate it. Once you learn how it works, anytime you've got a bogie perpendicular to one of the ranged lines, if you're not pulling negative Gs or diving, he's *going* to feel it. I've done a couple of d6 killing shots while in high-G turns...NO WAY I make that shot without that sight.

I have no problem admitting that Doom's sight is one of the things that's made me the pilot I am today (not that that's *so* great )