Find an explanation of the various details on vehicle HUDs

battlefield-3

All of the different vehicles have complicated HUDs that provide all sorts of useful information. Some of this information I've been able to discover through trial and error (i.e. gun position in the rectangle at the bottom of the attack helicopter gunner view), but a lot of the other HUD details are lost on me.

I hear that you can see jet altitude, but I haven't been able to determine which number on the HUD corresponds to it.

Am I wrong in assuming that there might be useful data in vehicle HUDs, if I was able to read it? Has anyone done a useful guide on what info the HUDs display?

Best Answer

Here are is an explanation of the Jet and Copter HUDs (via Reddit and Reddit)

Jet HUD F/A 18 Super Hornet: See above full sized.

Copter HUD Mil MI-28 Havoc: See above full sized.

As an additional note, aligning the I-beam with the vertical bit of the crosshair ensures that your rockets will fly to their target. This also works by aligning the 'O' in between the two | | in the Sideslip Indicator (see image above).