B-1B is "almost" immune to SAMs

[gmangnall]

I have a mission in which I have a pair of B-1s which overflay some SA2, SA3 and SA6s, and typically 3 or 4 SAMs miss before one hits....and whilst I am here when the bomb bay doors open on the B1 they fully open when dropping 500lb Mk82s but only partially open when dropping 2000lb Mk 84s.  This might be how it's supposed to be....but I doubt it.

b1 misses.trk

[Hazardpro]

4 hours ago, gmangnall said:

I have a mission in which I have a pair of B-1s which overflay some SA2, SA3 and SA6s, and typically 3 or 4 SAMs miss before one hits....and whilst I am here when the bomb bay doors open on the B1 they fully open when dropping 500lb Mk82s but only partially open when dropping 2000lb Mk 84s.  This might be how it's supposed to be....but I doubt it.

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If the mk84s are carried on the rotary launchers it makes sense the doors won't need to open all the way, because they will only drop from the center.

Edited November 22, 2023 by Hazardpro

[gmangnall]

I did consider that and why I didn't do a seperate bug report.....but I doubt that it's really the case and by design.

[Ironhand]

5 hours ago, gmangnall said:

I did consider that and why I didn't do a seperate bug report.....but I doubt that it's really the case and by design.

 

Edited November 23, 2023 by Ironhand

[Northstar98]

On 11/22/2023 at 11:01 PM, gmangnall said:

I did consider that and why I didn't do a seperate bug report.....but I doubt that it's really the case and by design.

the doors do have a partially and fully open setting, shortly after the timestamp in this video, when releasing a single weapon [from the rotary launcher] opening the doors partially might be "the best way to go":

Edited November 28, 2023 by Northstar98
retraction -> open