bombsight

Also known as weapon aiming sight

thumb|right|An early bombsight, 1910s thumb|1923 Norden MK XI Bombsight Prototype

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Contents

Theory
Forces on a bomb
The bombsight problem
Accuracy
Early systems
Vector bombsights
Tachometric bombsights
Radar bombing and integrated systems
Postwar developments
Modern systems
See also
Similar devices
References
Bibliography

thumb|right|An early bombsight, 1910s thumb|1923 Norden MK XI Bombsight Prototype

A bombsight is a device used by military aircraft to drop bombs accurately. Bombsights, a feature of combat aircraft since World War I, were first found on purpose-designed bomber aircraft and then moved to fighter-bombers and modern tactical aircraft as those aircraft took up the brunt of the bombing role.