JSOW does no damage

[Jetliner]

JSOW damage.trk

 

Attached track of what I would consider a fairly direct hit with 2x JSOW on SA11 site with not so much as a damage report let alone a kill.

[Tholozor]

SA-11 units are a little borked on how much armor they have:

 

[Jetliner]

Ahhhh god I would hate to be a software dev thinking an issue is one thing and it’s entirely something else. Props to these guys. 

[Flappie]

Your track was long and full of scripts, so I made my own.

Here are two nearly identicial tracks:

• first run: all 3 vehicles were destroyed,
• second run: the SA-11 launcher unit is left unscathed.

This looks like bad luck to me, rather than a bug. The BLU-97 ammunition projected by JSOW-A missile does not recognize units like the CBU-97 does. It simply "rains" on a determined area. According to Wikipedia, it has a dud rate of 5%, but I suspect it to be higher. As you can see in the article picture, a ZSU-23-4 looks unscathed as long as it doesn't take a direct hit.

This probably explains why americans eventually invented the CBU-97.

JSOW-A total success.trk JSOW-A misses one unit.trk

[Jetliner]

Interesting. In creating my track I ran the mission 3 times to get the most direct hit example and all 3 times it was ineffective. Strange to have two different results between us. 

[Flappie]

Then please attach your track so I can ask devs about it.

[Jetliner]

I did.  You said it was too long and full of scripts...........

[Flappie]

Oh, this one...

Well, I'll do a few more tests then.

[Jetliner]

Likewise. I’ll try it on some barebones missions for better tracks too

[Capn kamikaze]

Have to report the same against APC's and IFV's.

I made a mission to practice with them on the F-16, and got four good hits against M113's and BTR-80's, and there was zero damage, even if they could take a hit, I'd expect them to at least be damaged, they're not T-80's....

[Hobel]

it is the ground. On grass, sand or car roads, the Blu have no more or much less HE damage and need direct hits.

If there is no direct hit the unit survives which unfortunately happens very often

at least in the scenario where i tested and made some observations

 

Edited June 3, 2022 by Hobel

[Exorcet]

For anyone testing this, maybe you're already doing what I'm going to suggest, but to get a good idea of the spread patter, try to create some really dense clusters of small units. I've tried following the bomblets visually but I'm not completely sure if that corresponds to the actual explosive pattern. Damage bars should make things pretty clear though.

 

Attempt at visual tracking, SA-11 seemed to take multiple hits before being damaged:

 

HP damage tracking on different vehicles, forgot to disable disperse on hit:

3D view for scale:

Edited June 3, 2022 by Exorcet

[Hobel]

 

vor 7 Minuten schrieb Exorcet:

but to get a good idea of the spread pattern

the spread pattern

 

Edited June 3, 2022 by Hobel