[karamazovnew]

actually it's possible that in the early war all scopes included the AOB finder. The real reason for using the attack scope was the smaller head and therefore smaller feather wake and reduced visibility of the attack scope.

I'm always trying to think in terms of gameplay. So far the head size has not influenced detection. There HAS to be a reason for using the AP instead of the OP, right? SUre, it must've had a vertical stadimeter, excelent for navigation, but an AOBF too? Why the different sizes of the stations then? where would you fit the mechanics?

if this is true, i don't see how it is deduced from the text you quoted just before. Could you please explain or else cite the document you sourced this information from?

That's easy. The Obs scope viewfinder/station moved with the scope itself and came out of the floor. That preety much settles the problem, as the height of the scope is linked to the height at which you cant look through the scope. You might crowch down a meter or so.... But the AP viewfinder was fixed. Any change in lengths between lenses and prisms ruins the optics. Since the lenses and prisms were housed at the ends of the scope you had to line up thebottom lens to the station housing to be able to view through it. And again, in terms of gameplay, it adds to the difficulty.

Are you sure about this? I have repeatedly come across references to radium being used for the scope reticule (as is used for the glow-in-the-dark marks on an analogue wristwatch). Can you link to your reference for this, please?

I am in error, I had no idea they used fluorescent paint for the markings. I blame youtube for not having movies of night attacks . ANd refferences to greman scopes are rare. Wish we had a translated manual of operations as we have for the fleet boats . But since you know more about this, how did they work? Did they have a switch to turn them on? Or simply they became "lighter" as the surrounding became dark? And for how long would they last? Is it similar to fluorescent paint that needs to "recharge" with normal light?

yes this is what i was getting at in the previous post - is it possible for you to link to your reference for this too this would really help, as it is important and ought to be implemented if demonstrably true

It was back in 2005 while searching for tips on manual targetting that I found a decent article about the Vorhaltsrechner. It explained how the AOB dial was sitting on top of a compass dial. It was then connected to a gear link that included the bearing information and allwed for manual control through a knob. I tried to emulate it but the SH engine doesn't allow for rotation parrenting of dials. I've searched like crazy now but can't find it anymore. The best I can come up with now is: http://www.uboat.net/forums/read.php...1778#msg-61778.