555 Posted November 20, 2023 Posted November 20, 2023 When using CBU-97 and a burst height of say 900 feet, I notice that when the bombs release their bomblets, they are doing so short of the target. My understanding of this is that the bombs are released based on the impact point of the bomb intact, not once it has released the munitions. I get around this by designating a target point past the actual target, but this seems rather unscientific to me - am I doing something wrong or is this by design? Surely the munitions release point should be at 900 (or whatever burst height has been selected) feet directly above the target? I hope I'm expaining myself correctly here... 1
HoneyFox Posted November 20, 2023 Posted November 20, 2023 I think that's the problem. I believe this issue doesn't exist on F-16C/A-10C, so it's probably not taking the burst height into account. Probably neither for the wind force of bomblets, as I've experienced bomblets shifting quite some distance after their parachutes are extended. 5
555 Posted November 20, 2023 Author Posted November 20, 2023 Thank you! Your graphic describes the issue exactly.
jaylw314 Posted November 21, 2023 Posted November 21, 2023 11 hours ago, HoneyFox said: I think that's the problem. I believe this issue doesn't exist on F-16C/A-10C, so it's probably not taking the burst height into account. Probably neither for the wind force of bomblets, as I've experienced bomblets shifting quite some distance after their parachutes are extended. Even if it existed, the A-10C is too slow for it to be an issue 1
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