Both the Macchi C202 and C205 had reflector gunsights, but just in case, they also had an auxiliary 2-element "ring-and-bead" gunsight system. The proximal element was in some cases a tiny ring on top of a short vertical bar (image "a"). However, in other cases it was a simple bead on top of the vertical bar (image "b"). (Those two pictures are from the excellent book Aero Detail 15 Macchi C.200/202/205.) I have noticed these two variants both in the C202 and in the C205. Does anyone know which planes carried one or the other? (In all cases, the element was slightly offset left-of-center.)
The distal element is more problematic. I would expect it to be perfectly aligned in the forward direction with the proximal element, offset toward the left by the same amount as the proximal element. However, the technical diagrams of Aero Detail 15 Macchi C.200/202/205 show the distal element about half-way toward the fuselage centerline relative to the proximal element. That makes no sense to me. Does anyone know what is going on?
The distal element is more problematic. I would expect it to be perfectly aligned in the forward direction with the proximal element, offset toward the left by the same amount as the proximal element. However, the technical diagrams of Aero Detail 15 Macchi C.200/202/205 show the distal element about half-way toward the fuselage centerline relative to the proximal element. That makes no sense to me. Does anyone know what is going on?
