Sharpe_95 Posted May 12, 2020 Posted May 12, 2020 (edited) Hi guys, Just messing around with some of the bomb modes. I was trying a loft attack (albeit with the training bombs) and I noticed that the most I could get out of the range of the bombs when lofting was about 1.5-2nm when carrying 600knts in a 30 degree climb from sea level. This seems less than I would have thought was likely? Clearly the LOFT cue for the F16 has not been implemented yet, but using a best guess/wet finger in the air the standard CCRP will still compute the release point based on aircraft attitude, even if it does not provide a loft cue. So I figured I would give it a go. As I say, achievable flight distance seems low? Is there something wrong with the bombs coming off the F16, is it just the absence of loft cue or is there something in the way DCS is coded that means bombs dont loft as far as they otherwise might? -S PS: Looking at this document, it seems to infer that a loft can put 2-5nm range onto a delivery (the inferance seems to be from low altitude, but I may be wrong), clearly speed is a factor, but an F16 is not going to be getting much more than 650knts at sea level loaded for bear. https://fas.org/man/dod-101/sys/ac/docs/16v5.pdf see page 151 5.11.1 Edited May 12, 2020 by Sharpe_95
Spirit X Posted May 13, 2020 Posted May 13, 2020 I'm still a bit of a DCS noob so can't offer any view what may or not be realistic in terms of loft ranges but I have also been playing with it a bit. Mostly using a very similar setup to you, full burn at sea level then start a gentle pull at about 4.5nm to about 30 degrees. The one thing I've noticed is that if I pull a little harder than normal and then settle the plane at 30 degrees before loft, they don't go as far as when I'm actively giving some aft stick DURING release. Not a lot of pull, maybe around 2.5 g, but it seems to give a slightly earlier release and an extra mile or so when I'm still pulling as they pickle.
Deano87 Posted May 14, 2020 Posted May 14, 2020 Yes loft cue is not implemented yet. I haven’t seen any issues with the bomb physics. I’m able to loft mk84s and 82s a reasonable distance. What kind of ranges are you expecting? Proud owner of: PointCTRL VR : Finger Trackers for VR -- Real Simulator : FSSB R3L Force Sensing Stick. -- Deltasim : Force Sensor WH Slew Upgrade -- Mach3Ti Ring : Real Flown Mach 3 SR-71 Titanium, made into an amazing ring. My Fathers Aviation Memoirs: 50 Years of Flying Fun - From Hunter to Spitfire and back again.
Holbeach Posted May 14, 2020 Posted May 14, 2020 5 nm from PuP, 3.8 nm at release, with Mk 82 and CCRP, using Harrier at 560kts, if that's any help. .. ASUS 2600K 3.8. P8Z68-V. ASUS ROG Strix RTX 2080Ti, RAM 16gb Corsair. M2 NVME 2gb. 2 SSD. 3 HDD. 1 kW ps. X-52. Saitek pedals. ..
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