Uploaded July 2026 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago

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Fitted to many 1950s/1960s American jet fighters, the A-4 Gun Bomb Rocket Sight system incorporated a gyroscope, ranging radar, and analogue computer to calculate the correct deflection for various aerial weapons. Though initially plagued with technical issues and disliked by pilots as cumbersome to use, the A-4 and its predecessor the A-1C(M) helped American pilots in Korea and subsequent conflicts to achieve extremely high kill ratios.

Gunsight video Pt.I: youtu.be/evwD36mtj5s
Gunsight video Pt.II: youtu.be/CDdrggsC3VY
Gunsight video Pt.III: youtu.be/XcsNt9oaZss
Gun Camera video: youtu.be/UrX4mnaqJBE

0:00 Intro
1:33 A-1C(M) Sight
2:36 Exterior Controls
5:52 Peripheral Controls 1
6:46 Rocket Firing System
7:52 Gunsight Computer
8:45 Bomb Aiming System
9:44 Peripheral Controls 2
10:37 Interior Components
12:22 Combat Performance
13:46 Outro


SOURCES

usaf-sig.org/index.php/references/downloads/4-technical-orders/38-type-specific/56-f-86-sabre-north-american

glennsmuseum.com/items/a4_sight
https://apps.dtic.mil/sti/tr/pdf/AD0017568.pdf

grinnellidesigns.github.io/f-100d-manual/Weapon_System/a-4-gunsight.html

sas1946.com/main/index.php?topic=3406.0