Is Ripple bombing possible at this state ?

[fjacobsen]

I have tried to ripple bomb, but it does not seem to work - maybe my procedure is wrong !

 

 

 

I got 4xMK-82 bombs.

Bomb pylons are selected and interval set to 150

Arm mode set to RIP

 

 

But when I press the weapons release trigger, only the two inner bombs are dropped and that simultaneously.

[kontiuka]

Ripple bombing is only meant for the practice bombs. I'm not sure if that is fully working though. When I last tried it, changing the ripple setting didn't seem to have on impact on how the practice bombs dropped.

[Vibora]

Ripple bombing is only meant for the practice bombs. I'm not sure if that is fully working though. When I last tried it, changing the ripple setting didn't seem to have on impact on how the practice bombs dropped.

Are you sure? The pattern on the ground should be larger when you use a longer time elapse.

[kontiuka]

Are you sure? The pattern on the ground should be larger when you use a longer time elapse.

Admittedly, I did not test it very thoroughly. I'll give it another try this weekend.

[Vibora]

Thanks a lot :)

[fjacobsen]

So it only works for practice bombs - or also for "real" boms´bs, like the MK-82 ?

If so - how to setup the weapons panel ?

 

As I told - right now only the two inner bombs are released, but in pairs. I need to deselect the empty inner pylons to drop the outer ones.

[kontiuka]

So it only works for practice bombs - or also for "real" boms´bs, like the MK-82 ?

If so - how to setup the weapons panel ?

 

As I told - right now only the two inner bombs are released, but in pairs. I need to deselect the empty inner pylons to drop the outer ones.

It was only meant to work with the BDU-33 Practice Bombs.

[fjacobsen]

It was only meant to work with the BDU-33 Practice Bombs.

 

 

Roger...

But it has not been implementet yet as it seems.

 

 

Great module despite that :)

[Vibora]

Roger...

But it has not been implementet yet as it seems.

 

 

Great module despite that :)

In fact, it has been implemented to work in ripple mode with BDU-33.

[fjacobsen]

In fact, it has been implemented to work in ripple mode with BDU-33.

 

 

And how do You set this up ?

[kontiuka]

And how do You set this up ?

Select your BDU-33 stations. Select "RIP" mode instead of "BOMB" mode. Select ripple time.

[fjacobsen]

Thank You, but I did exactly that with 4xBDU-33 on each rack for each inner pylon - so 8 BDU-33 in all.

The bombs all seems to be released simultaneously.

 

 

RIP set, Interval: 200 ms, both inner pylons selected.

[kontiuka]

Thank You, but I did exactly that with 4xBDU-33 on each rack for each inner pylon - so 8 BDU-33 in all.

The bombs all seems to be released simultaneously.

 

 

RIP set, Interval: 200 ms, both inner pylons selected.

I'm going to try it out this weekend and see what the smoke dispersion is like on the ground at different settings.

[fjacobsen]

I have tested it now, and there is some spacing.

 

 

With som math I get this:

 

 

At 250 kts => 465 km/h => 128,6 m/s x 0,2 (200 ms) = 25,7 m spacing.

 

 

This is also appr. what I see.

 

 

So it seems that ripple bombing with the BDU-33 works.

[kontiuka]

Yup, seems to be some difference. Depends totally on speed, dive angle, release altitude. The screen below was done at an IAS of 250 kts, level flight, 3,000 ft.

 

The craters on the far right were done with 70 ms spacing. The ones on the far left with 200 ms spacing.