Playing EAW for about a month now, after playing RB2 for a year or so.

Great game, I understand why all you guys stick with the game. I'm hooked myself now.

One thing has cought my attention, and that is the matter of convergance (I hope that's the word, I've heard it on The Discovery Channel), or better, the lack of it.

All the guns use to be aimed (historically)at one point approx. 600 meters in front of the aircraft to get a point of maximum damage.

Most pilots changed it to 250 meters (after HQ gave them permission). Personally I like to set it at 150 meters or lower, but thats a matter of taste I think.

Yesterday I found out that there's a zoom button (num +) in the visor. Great option, works great with aiming at stable flying planes such as bommers. Programmed it right away in my F22.

Using this option, I noted that EAW has no convergance whatsoever, it's even possible to aim straight at the rudder of a HE111 at a distance of 600 meters, and when you shoot the bullits don't hit the rudder, but both the engines (leftwing mg's are hitting the left engine and vice versa) and my suspicion about the lack of conversion were confirmed.

Not bad either, (killing both engines) but I like to see some convergance (if possible that is). It's possible to aim with one side of the wing, but that's (in my opinion) a total waste of the bullits from the other wing and we all know bullits are a scarce commodity with unlimmited ammo off.

I like to aim at the cockpit and like to be showered with blood-stained glass as a result, not with seeing bullits hitting the wings, especcially with figters.

I hear a lot of historical accuracy, but EAW is seriously lacking this part in my opinion

You guys probably had this discussion before, but I (and maybe other newbees)like to know if someone can 'program' this in a update or is planning to do so.

Regards from the cold and wet and windy Netherlands.

STB

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- "The duty of the fighter pilot is to patrol his
area of the sky, and shoot down any enemy
fighters in that area. Anything else is rubbish."
Baron Manfred von Richthofen, 1917

I guess we've got to aim with one wing than when shooting at a target that's closer than 150 meters.

Regards

STB

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- "The duty of the fighter pilot is to patrol his
area of the sky, and shoot down any enemy
fighters in that area. Anything else is rubbish."
Baron Manfred von Richthofen, 1917

I also find it a total waste of bullets with the current setup...

Shame if this is true Stans

Am including 2 charts, the 1st one is for the FW190a8 and the 2cd one for the FW190a8/R1. Note the /R1 converges at 800m not 400m and the various arcs of the shells.

For general reference:

Where did you get that diagram of the Revi 16B? Do you have anything similar for other sights?

I'd love to add that image to my website. Any objections?

ps. this is the cover of #316, maybe somebody regognizes it.