CBU-97

[doldi1989web.de]

Do we get CBU-97? I have no idea if it Is realistic but I very hard need CBU 97.

[Papa Spardy]

I'm pretty sure the hornet doesn't carry the 97. just the 500 pounders

[doldi1989web.de]

I'm pretty sure the hornet doesn't carry the 97. just the 500 pounders

 

Oh of course. They are too heavy. But Is there any other cluster bomb wir draged bomblets which Is carryable by the Hornet?

[Papa Spardy]

There is the AGM-154b JSOW but im not sure if the legacy hornet can drop JSOW

[doldi1989web.de]

Thanks. But I have a qestion. If the F18 isn‘t able to carry 1000 lbs bombs. How could it carry the Mk 84s?

 

I really hope we get some draged bomblets

[Weasel]

There is the AGM-154b JSOW but im not sure if the legacy hornet can drop JSOW

 

This weapons will be implemented at a later point:

 

Weapons:

AGM-88C HARM

AGM-45A/B Shrike

AGM-84D Block 1C Harpoon

AGM-84E SLAM

AGM-84H/K SLAM-ER

AGM-65E Maverick

AGM-65F/G Maverick

AGM-154A JSOW

AGM-154C JSOW

Walleye I ER/DL

Walleye II ER/DL

GBU-10 Paveway II

GBU-12 Paveway II

GBU-16 Paveway II

GBU-24B/B Paveway III

GBU-38 JDAM

GBU-31 JDAM

GBU-32 JDAM

AIM-9X Sidewinder

AIM-7P Sparrow

AIM-120B/C AMRAAM

Mk-40 Destructor Sea Mine

Mk-63 Quickstrike Sea Mine

Mk-77 Fire Bomb

[Papa Spardy]

Thanks. But I have a qestion. If the F18 isn‘t able to carry 1000 lbs bombs. How could it carry the Mk 84s?

 

I really hope we get some draged bomblets

 

Ya its not the hornet wouldn't be capable of carrying it. It just doesn't have the certification to carry it. Kinda like the super hornets fusalage stations are capable of carrying aim-7s like the Charlie hornets but it isn't certified to carry them so it doesn't.

 

No clue why they don't certify every weapon... Cost maybe

[Papa Spardy]

This weapons will be implemented at a later point:

 

Ya but the cluster bomb version is the only one not on that list.

 

If I remember correctly the 154A is a normal bomb the 154B is the cluster bomb version and 154C is the hard penetrator.

[microvax]

Yeah because the 154b was never bought or adopted by anyone so far.

[BSS_Sniper]

This has been asked and covered a few times already

[Eldur]

I'd be glad about getting Mk.20s already

[Padonis]

I hope that the Hornet gets CBU-97, MK-20 can be used to destroy trucks and nothing more. CBU-97 are even lighter than AGM-154 and I read in different places that Hornet was carrying CBU-97.

[Stubbies2003]

MK-20 can be used to destroy trucks and nothing more

 

 

Not so much. I've destroyed several MBTs (Leopards and Abrams) with the Rockeye.

[Shimmergloom667]

I hope that the Hornet gets CBU-97, MK-20 can be used to destroy trucks and nothing more. CBU-97 are even lighter than AGM-154 and I read in different places that Hornet was carrying CBU-97.

 

We won't get the CBU-97, IRL USN / USMC Hornet didn't carry it.

[Padonis]

How many MK-20? I can't destroy a BTR with a central hit.

[Padonis]

The hornets carried CBU-78 Gator and B57 and B61. I didn't hear anything that they were supposed to be.

[QuiGon]

No nukes in DCS and mine warfare isn't simulated (yet).

[Padonis]

And Mig-21 has it and how you explain it to me

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[QuiGon]

And Mig-21 has it and how you explain it to me

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It doesn't. They are normal iron bombs with a pretty big explosion (which is still a lot smaller than in reality).

The MiG-21 isn't made by a 3rd party dev (Leatherneck Simulations) who wanted nukes for their MiG-21, so they just used normal iron bombs, gave them a huge explosion and that's it. Eagle Dynamics has stated multiple times that they will not support nukes in DCS and their aircraft won't get any nukes, not even fake ones like the MiG-21.

[Padonis]

I know it's just a substitute, but you can charge and drop it on target. The fact that ED does not simulate an atomic mushroom is completely understandable and I do not regret it.

[FlankerKiller]

It could be the angle your attacking at. If you drop mostly level the bomblets spred out over a large area. But if you drop in a decently steep dive, then the impact zone is much more concentrated. The more submunitions you put on the target the more damage done. For tanks I like to drop two MK-20s at the same time. If I do my part right, and bullseye the T-whatever, it rarely survives. Also attack from the rear if you can.

[Padonis]

Theoretically, CBU-99 is more recommended, it should be more effective on armored targets. However, the damage model is not very good.

[Stubbies2003]

How many MK-20? I can't destroy a BTR with a central hit.

 

 

Just one if it is a good hit. Two if it was more of a glancing blow or too spread out due to attack angle/speed.

Edited October 2, 2019 by Stubbies2003

[Tholozor]

Once we get the ability to alter the Rockeye's burst altitude, I think we should see better results with it when we can get the spread pattern dialed in.