Mi-24 bombing by operator - are all bombs supposed to drop at once?

[fargo007]

When dropping the FAB style bombs from the pilot seat, they drop one at a time.  

 

When dropping from the operator seat, they all go off the racks at once.

 

Is this expected behavior, or am I missing something?

[WarbossPetross]

1 час назад, fargo007 сказал:

When dropping the FAB style bombs from the pilot seat, they drop one at a time.  

 

When dropping from the operator seat, they all go off the racks at once.

 

Is this expected behavior, or am I missing something?

The operator has a small panel to set bomb release interval, see Chuck's guide on page 337. Mind you, it's still early access and far from a widely used functionality, so not sure how much of it all works at the moment.

[VitMax]

@WarbossPetross That panel has nothing to do with bomb release interval. It is just a timer used to relatively precisely drop bombs with a help of aiming tables.

@fargo007 Amount of bombs being dropped at once is determined by a burst length switch. There are two switches: for operator it is located on the right weapons panel in front cockpit. For pilot it is on main weapons panel.

if you choose long burst all 4 bombs will drop at single button press, if medium -- 2 bombs (first from outer pylons, then from inner), if short -- 1 bomb (outer left -> outer right -> inner left -> inner right).

[fargo007]

Thank you guys!

For some reason I never considered that the switch worked also for bombs.

Edited November 27, 2021 by fargo007