MK82SE Nose Fuse ?

[IvanK]

Is this correct ? The MK82SE in game are depicted with both Nose and Tail fuses. If I only arm the Nose fuse the High Drag fins still open. I would have thought that if ONLY the nose fuse is armed the bomb would drop slick as the Arming wire to the Snakeye HD fin retainer would not have been energized so the wire and retainer would remain closed and go with the bomb so the bomb goes slick.

 

JETTISON OF MK82SE INCORRECT

Also If you are carrying MK82SE on the underwing pylons and press EMERG JETTISON button they also go HD on jettison. Again I don't believe this is correct as the Tail (and nose) fuse arming solenoids are not energized on jettison. So the Tail wires should go with the bomb the fins remain closed and no arming occurs.

Edited July 27, 2016 by IvanK

[Essah]

Is this correct ? The MK82SE in game are depicted with both Nose and Tail fuses. If I only arm the Nose fuse the High Drag fins still open. I would have thought that if ONLY the nose fuse is armed the bomb would drop slick as the Arming wire to the Snakeye HD fin retainer would not have been energized so the wire and retainer would remain closed and go with the bomb so the bomb goes slick.

 

JETTISON OF MK82SE INCORRECT

Also If you are carrying MK82SE on the underwing pylons and press EMERG JETTISON button they also go HD on jettison. Again I don't believe this is correct as the Tail (and nose) fuse arming solenoids are not energized on jettison. So the Tail wires should go with the bomb the fins remain closed and no arming occurs.

 

I don't know about SnakeEyes but the later ballot chute retarded Mk82 used by the A-10 worked this way. wouldn't surprise me if ED failed to capture this detail.

[gospadin]

I'm almost (90%?) certain that the retaining ring on the Mk-82 SE fins is purely mechanical, and is always opened when the bomb is dropped.

 

Edit: nevermind, I am wrong:

 

http://navyaviation.tpub.com/14313/css/Mk-15-And-Mods-Snakeye-Fin-Assembly-34.htm

 

Edit 2: There appear to be 3 modes, listed on page 36. Unretarded (no pilot option), Retarded (no pilot option), and Pilot Controlled based on whether the pilot energizes the tail fuse solenoid.

 

--gos

Edited July 27, 2016 by gospadin

[GaryIKILLYOU]

I'm almost (90%?) certain that the retaining ring on the Mk-82 SE fins is purely mechanical, and is always opened when the bomb is dropped.

 

Edit: nevermind, I am wrong:

 

http://navyaviation.tpub.com/14313/css/Mk-15-And-Mods-Snakeye-Fin-Assembly-34.htm

 

Edit 2: There appear to be 3 modes, listed on page 36. Unretarded (no pilot option), Retarded (no pilot option), and Pilot Controlled based on whether the pilot energizes the tail fuse solenoid.

 

--gos

 

Huh, neat, for the MK-82SE I would have figured it would have been mechanical because it wouldn't be very complex to setup mechanically. Learn something new every day.

[Vampyre]

When jettisoned, the real Mk-82SE will remain in slick configuration if properly armed by the ordnance crew.

 

The F-5E weapons manual 1F-5E-34-1-1 even states such on pdf page 109 under operation.

 

http://www.digitalcombatsimulator.com/en/files/1946809/