[TML] Expanding the turret selection.

[Jerry W Barrington]

On 7/9/08 2:49 PM, "Greg Nokes" <tsykoduk at gmail.com> wrote:

> All of those work in visual range, under 10km. When you eyeball mkI
> can track the target, your brain can estimate the speed, and then you
> can lead the target, placing tracer rounds into the vicinity. Heck,
> modern fighters have fire control for their fixed weapons - if you can
> get from a 5% hit ratio to a 50% hit ratio you just increased the
> lethality of the weapons system by a factor of ten.

I'd say eyeball-only was only really good for the old prop planes.  At jet
speeds and 10 km, it's pretty much a waste of time.  The modern fire control
makes that kind of range useful for guns.