Bomb Fuzing Chart?

[sobe]

Is there a chart that gives you the various fuzzing parameters (nose, tail, N/T, etc) for the different Mark 82 bombs and the different CBU bombs?

[toutenglisse]

Yes ! DCS Hornet early access guide page 134 :

 

"General Purpose Bombs (Mk-80 series):

• MFUZE = NOSE

• EFUZ = INST

 

Canister Munitions (CBU and Mk-20)

• MFUZE = VT o HT to 1500

• EFUZ = INST

 

Laser and GPS Guided (GBU series)

• MFUZE = OFF

• EFUZ = INST or DLY1

 

HT Option. For the Early Access release, the Mk-20, CBU-99, and CBU-100 canister weapons default to use FMU-140 fuses. This is a fixed-setting fuse with an arming time of 1.2 seconds after release."

 

As specified, for Canister Munitions you must set EFUZ to OFF instead of INST because early access FMU-140 fuses. INST setting messes up the fuses.

 

EDIT : sorry I missread forum section.

Edited October 11, 2019 by toutenglisse
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[Tippis]

Unfortunately, the F/A-18C is not an A-10C, so none of that applies. ;)

 

 

And no, there is no single chart in the manual – just the description of the “invalid fuzing” HUD (p394) and the DSMS page descriptions (p532 and onwards) – but the main question is really, what is it you need to know that you want charted out?

 

As a general rule, nose = bomb explodes; tail = fancy features on the bomb (ballutes, guidance, sensors) work; nose/tail = both work. The only time you'd want anything other than N/T is if you intend to drop high-drag bombs in a low-drag configuration, in which case you set it to nose only.

[sobe]

Tippis

I think you covered a lot of ground. Let me think about this and get back to you. I am going to watch a DMS video by grim reaper now.

[Eddie]

Weapon fusing isn't modeled for the A-10C outside of nose/tail use for Mk-82AIR pilot option as Tippis has pointed out.