Mk 20 Rockeye's?

[minimi66]

Hi,

 

Am i right in thinking that Mk 20 Rockeyes are not yet fully implemented? I notice they can be loaded and dropped but don't seem to burst or detonate sub munitions?

 

Or am i missing something?

 

Can't find any settings in the weapons control system to set Height of Burst etc?

 

Thanks.

[Silver_Dragon]

Mk-20 rockeyes actually has part of the ED DCS World core. ED need implemented them.

[Zarma]

They are working you need to be high enough for them do disperse

[Lordzarj]

You also need to remember to arm the fuses, easy to forget particularly if you are used to the A-10. Of course I have never done that.....:music_whistling:

[Zeroskills]

I only put one per pylon and they work fine. If i try to load 2 or 3 per pylon I seel to have issues with them.

[minimi66]

Thanks for all the info guys!!

 

Does anyone know what minimum altitude for delivery is?

[Deezle]

I've never found a more useless weapon in DCS. Even if you get the damn thing to burst, good luck actually killing anything with it. Seriously, don't bother with it.

[Paradox]

The rockeye should be vaaaaaaaaastly better than it is in DCS currently, we badly need an overhaul

[Aries144]

I've made a report on it. Basically, it looks like they're glitchy right now.

 

Minimum deploy altitude for a straight and level release should be 500ft, IIRC. They operate on a fusing option that allows the pilot to select to have the bomblets burst from the container at 1.2 seconds after release or 4 seconds after release. The "PR" (1.2 sec) and "OP" (4 sec) settings on the fuse select switch in the Harrier should eventually give you this capability.

 

Sometimes they deploy properly, but the bomblets do no, or very little, damage. Sometimes the bomblets never deploy and the whole thing just plops into the ground. Drop height doesn't seem to matter. Totally random, as far as I can tell.

[fargo007]

I'll just leave these in the warehouse in the "USELESS AS BLOWING YOUR NOSE WITH TIN FOIL" section, next to the 30mm grenade launcher pods for the Mi-8.

 

There should be a contest made as to which weapon can kill the least people while trying the hardest.

[mvsgas]

Following the information I found in A1-AV8BB-TAC-050 (starting at page 2-173) I used it again trucks and unarmored vehicle. I use a 10 to 15 dive with CCIP at 400 to 550 knots. Using PR fuzing.

[Einherjer]

Mk 20 Rockeye's?

 

Used them , with pretty good results on light armored vehicles, compared to the mk82 which needs a direct hit .

The pattern is to small i think , but it’s enough to kill an APC with one rockeye in CCIP

 

A year ago, they were absolut useless, it seems to me they are better now

Edited December 6, 2017 by Einherjer

[AMEDooley]

So I just got done reading about the Harriers in Desert Shield/Stom. The Mk 20 was a standard load out and was very deadly. It was the choice load out that most pilots wanted. They did have a dud rate of about 10-15% due to the sand being too soft for the bomblets to go off. And they were using them on artilery, APC’s, and tanks. So it’s an ED side of the house problem not the Mk 20 side.

[mvsgas]

S And they were using them on artilery, APC’s, and tanks.

 

A1-AV8BB-TAC-050, para 2.6.1, 2-173

It is effective against trucks, radar vans, missile sites, fuel storage tanks, surface ships and snorkeling submarines.

[DZShizzam]

I manage to kill stuff with Rockeyes, but I would appreciate if the blast effects are updated. Hopefully with those amazing new explosion affects that are coming with 2.5! :D

[AMEDooley]

A1-AV8BB-TAC-050, para 2.6.1, 2-173

 

I haven’t read that so I don’t know what it says, I was just relaying the info I learn from a book about DS/DS. The pilots were recalling the info. I’m sure what you are spot on with what the TAC-050 says.

[Niehorst]

I have a quiet hard time to hit something with the mk20. With the MK82's in CCIP and a solid cross there's no problem at all. The 20's usually fall behind the target...

 

Does the CCIP cross of the mk20 ever get solid? Think I didn't see that yet?!?

[Zeus67]

The MK-20 bug involves those in ITERS. If you use one bomb per pylon, they will work as intended.

 

The bug has been squashed and is ready for the next release/update.

[Manzanita]

On the topic of Rockeyes, does anyone know what OP and RP fuze mean in fuze panel for Rockeyes?

[Frederf]

Originally Rockeyes have a timed dispenser bursting, either 1.5 or (I think) 4 seconds after release depending on how the fuze wires are run. The "option" (OP?) wire can be run to a different rack solenoid so the pilot may have some level of control over post-release bursting time. So there is an arming device and an optional second arming device which will alter the time of function.

 

The fixed burst time (option or non-option duration) places a requirement on the delivery such that it is released so as to fly for the selected bursting time in order to burst at the desired height of function. Careless delivery would cause the height of function to be radically different than the desired one.

 

Alternatively (exclusive to timed) the dispenser container can be radio proximity burst based on proximity to the ground. In this case the only time-related fuze function is to ensure the radio trigger is inhibited for some safe time after release.

 

RP is likely release pulses

[mkiii]

AFAIK it just means PRimary and OPtion (note. PR not RP). I havent noticed any difference - neither seems to work for me.

[Zeus67]

On the topic of Rockeyes, does anyone know what OP and RP fuze mean in fuze panel for Rockeyes?

 

Unfortunately from the pilot's viewpoint those options look the same. On the other hand, the people on the receiving end will indeed notice the difference between all these fuzing options.

[Eagle7907]

Was asked here...

 

The Armament Control Panel (ACP) basic features.

https://r.tapatalk.com/shareLink?share_fid=74365&share_tid=187195&url=https%3A%2F%2Fforums%2Eeagle%2Eru%2Fshowthread%2Ephp%3Ft%3D187195&share_type=t

 

 

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[C3PO]

Any update on this? Or what’s the best way to deploy Rockeyes?

[Eisprinzessin]

Haha, just wanted to ask the same. CCRP? Height? Speed? Fuzing?