Strikeman Posted October 4, 2022 Posted October 4, 2022 Just a quick question, can bridges be destroyed with Hellfire's. I loaded up the live fire range instant action mission and attacked the nearest bridge to the west. I had a hard time actually getting Hellfire's on the target as they seemed to land past the bridge. I did put a couple into the supports and the area where the bridge connects back to land. But no dice.
NeedzWD40 Posted October 4, 2022 Posted October 4, 2022 No, unless the bridge is really flimsy, an AGM-114 won't do much to it. Better have a fast mover with LGBs on call if you want to knock out a bridge. 2
KeyserSoze62 Posted October 4, 2022 Posted October 4, 2022 (edited) These guys beg to differ LOL. But I'm guessing OP means can we do it in game and I would like to know that as well. Edited October 4, 2022 by KeyserSoze62 4
NeedzWD40 Posted October 4, 2022 Posted October 4, 2022 37 minutes ago, KeyserSoze62 said: But I'm guessing OP means can we do it in game and I would like to know that as well. Won't do it in-game either, thus the LGB comment. For those guys in ODS, they didn't really destroy it as much as they degraded it.
Strikeman Posted October 4, 2022 Author Posted October 4, 2022 No, unless the bridge is really flimsy, an AGM-114 won't do much to it. Better have a fast mover with LGBs on call if you want to knock out a bridge.Lol. Yea I understand real life tasking destruction of a bridge to AH-64 might not be a realistic proposition. I was asking because of a mission from a campaign I’m flying is tasked todo it. In real life I know a jdam or lgb would get the job done.
StrongHarm Posted October 4, 2022 Posted October 4, 2022 Does it matter whether the bridge was built by a Civil Engineer or a Goatherd? I remember in ODS we didn't know much about the Mystical Apache. It was pretty new. Maybe some PC tasked with Disrupt asked for it and TOC replied... "well, we don't know if it will work but Hellfire sounds powerful... let's give it a shot." LOL! I mean, we did use the Apache for SEAD during the opening shots of ODS, and that's atypical. Wasn't it Schwarzkopf who said "Hold my beer, I'm going to sortie B-52s out of Florida... because we can." Desert Storm was a great example of what can be accomplished when CINC lets the Dogs of War completely off the leash to run wild and free. Good times. As far as capability to destroy structures within DCS ; you can right click a bridge in the ME and click 'Assign As' and name it. If you find it too hard to destroy with a particular munition, you can use "bomb on zone" at the beginning of the mission to weaken it. You might have to play with the bomb intensity to damage it but not destroy it. This has been my method, but there may be a better/newer solution. 2 It's a good thing that this is Early Access and we've all volunteered to help test and enhance this work in progress... despite the frustrations inherent in the task with even the simplest of software... otherwise people might not understand that this incredibly complex unfinished module is unfinished. /light-hearted sarcasm
Moxica Posted November 17, 2022 Posted November 17, 2022 I asked the same question regarding some user campaign/mission; It turned out I had to kill the guy standing next to the bridge in order to make it blow up. Some triggerlogic. ASUS ROG Strix B550-E GAMING - PNY GeForce RTX 4090 Gaming VERTO EPIC-X - AMD Ryzen 9 5900X - 64Gb RAM - 2x2Tb M2 - Win11 - Pimax crystal light - HP Reverb g2 - Oculus Quest 2 - Thrustmaster Warthog HOTAS - Thrustmaster Pendular Rudder - 2X Thrustmaster MFD Cougar - Audient EVO8
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