Binoculars can now rangefind

[rigolgm]

Wow, in the new patch I see some interesting changes. Faster turning is one. But I love how binoculars can now rangefind.

Presumably this will mostly benefit tanks that have to 'lob' a bit, rather than those with super fast shots. Good to give the lobbers a chance.

I quite like it for my beloved (and a bit cr*p) M60A2. Sure, won't benefit my limited stock of 7 missiles. But my stupid big cupola is good for using binoculars while keeping my turret way down, and my HEAT rounds have huge drop-off. Nice.

[Pak0tac]

i didnt used range finder since long time ago
its only useful for newbies

[rigolgm]

Originally posted by Ambient:

i didnt used range finder since long time ago
its only useful for newbies

When you are firing a 682 m/s shell, with a best reload speed of 12s (like mine), on big maps like Kursk or Mozdok, is thay still the case?

I have been playing for well over a year and still use it quite often. I don't bother if I am firing APFSDS etc.

It can only be good news for drivers of the Centurion AVRE :)

[burg4401]

I stopped playing top br because of the ka50, not gone back yet.

no idea if it is just sim or you are able to in rb, but I've seen vids of top br where they use the range finder and it auto sets the gun to that range, fire, dead target.

Laser range finders are quick, use, get the range, fire, kill, don't give your position away till after the shot and don't need shots for ranging. They are very good.

so ignore mr range finders are for newbies, he just makes stuff up and is probably just confused again.

[YUNG_BRUH]

yes,is really nice when I play my brummbar:)

[rigolgm]

Originally posted by burg4401:

no idea if it is just sim or you are able to in rb, but I've seen vids of top br where they use the range finder and it auto sets the gun to that range.

Yeah I occasionally use that in ground RB. The thing that slides your target reticle up or down to make your gun temporarily default to a particular range. Absolutely essential for tanks like the Centurion AVRE, otherwise you can't shoot it at all out to longer distances. I have my PAGE UP, PAGE DOWN and HOME buttons set for it (to increase range, decrease range, or go back to usual range).

[11hunter22]

Originally posted by burg4401:

I stopped playing top br because of the ka50, not gone back yet.

no idea if it is just sim or you are able to in rb, but I've seen vids of top br where they use the range finder and it auto sets the gun to that range, fire, dead target.

Laser range finders are quick, use, get the range, fire, kill, don't give your position away till after the shot and don't need shots for ranging. They are very good.

so ignore mr range finders are for newbies, he just makes stuff up and is probably just confused again.

Jep, those laser rangefinders are awesome, especially on 7.7 OF 40, 8.0 centauro and 8.7 Of 40 MK 2. You can pretty much rangefind and kill anything before it gets your range. Only applies to long range of course

[rigolgm]

Originally posted by 11hunter22:

Originally posted by burg4401:

I stopped playing top br because of the ka50, not gone back yet.

no idea if it is just sim or you are able to in rb, but I've seen vids of top br where they use the range finder and it auto sets the gun to that range, fire, dead target.

Laser range finders are quick, use, get the range, fire, kill, don't give your position away till after the shot and don't need shots for ranging. They are very good.

so ignore mr range finders are for newbies, he just makes stuff up and is probably just confused again.

Jep, those laser rangefinders are awesome, especially on 7.7 OF 40, 8.0 centauro and 8.7 Of 40 MK 2. You can pretty much rangefind and kill anything before it gets your range. Only applies to long range of course

On the topic of which, Phly's latest youtube video yesterday was a hoot. They ended up with about ten players all with Sturmpanzers moving and attacking in a line. Lobbing, yes, but from a kilometre away.

[Sir Gigachad of Thundercock]

Originally posted by Ambient:

i didnt used range finder since long time ago
its only useful for newbies

Subjective opinion is subjective

[burg4401]

changelog 1.95

https://warthunder.com/en/game/changelog/current/1053

•In SB mode, vehicles with laser rangefinders and gun stabilizers automatically adapt their sights to the measured range.

so I was half right, works in sb.

[rigolgm]

Originally posted by burg4401:

changelog 1.95

https://warthunder.com/en/game/changelog/current/1053

•In SB mode, vehicles with laser rangefinders and gun stabilizers automatically adapt their sights to the measured range.

so I was half right, works in sb.

Nice. Didn't know that. Yeah different to the non-auto thing I use.

[burg4401]

Originally posted by rigolgm:

Originally posted by burg4401:

changelog 1.95

https://warthunder.com/en/game/changelog/current/1053

•In SB mode, vehicles with laser rangefinders and gun stabilizers automatically adapt their sights to the measured range.

so I was half right, works in sb.

Nice. Didn't know that. Yeah different to the non-auto thing I use.

yeah, I was watching a vid, can't remember why, when the I think it was a challenger 2 went,
laser ranger finder, range changed, bang, russian t something or other blew up..............in about a second.

I was errrr, what did I just see........then he did it again a few more times.
Only in sim thank god......at the moment.

[RustyNail]

Originally posted by Ambient:

i didnt used range finder since long time ago
its only useful for newbies

I ain't no noob; though I have been known to imitate one from time to time. ;-)

For tanks with APDS, APFSDS, the trajectories are so flat that errors in estimating the range instinctively are minimized. You're vulnerable while sitting there range finding; so, yeah, in that case I mostly skip the range finder too.

Likewise, fights using slower AP/APHE that are at/under ~800m, I am able to estimate the range faster, well enough, not to want to delay taking the shot to use a range finder.

But when playing tanks that use low velocity APHE, or HE; with trajectories that make accurate range finding at distances of 600+m much more critical; where reloads can take 20+seconds, or longer. And each shot HAS to count. I feel that It simply makes good sense to use the range finder - and I do use it... except when I need to fire now, and can't risk the delay.