correct as is Rockeye/ mk. 20 HT fuze fails to initiate at set altitude.

[Rissala]

Rockeye/ mk. 20 fuze fails to initiate at set altitude. They usually always initiate at around 1000 ft.
Arguably the best feature of the mk. 20 series bombs is that they can cover a large area if required and kill lots of soft targets in that area.

Currently the weapon is way too focused and the setting does not work.

In the track the fuze is set at 3000 ft, but the weapon initiates at ~1000 ft.

Rockeye fuze.trk

[Tholozor]

The burst height setting on the Rockeye is set on the canister itself, the setting in the cockpit only affects the HUD cues. Right now it's hard-set at 1500.

 

Edited October 15, 2021 by Tholozor

[Rissala]

4 hours ago, Tholozor said:

The burst height setting on the Rockeye is set on the canister itself, the setting in the cockpit only affects the HUD cues. Right now it's hard-set at 1500.

 

 

Oh didn't know about this. I always thought the height could be set from the MFD.
If this is the case, ED needs to give a solution to this.

[Harker]

Oh didn't know about this. I always thought the height could be set from the MFD.
If this is the case, ED needs to give a solution to this.

The burst height you select in the DDI is there to produce a correct firing solution, nothing more.

And yes, I agree that it'd be very nice to be able to select the burst height on the ground, while rearming. But that's off-topic.