AlexGuy Posted February 22 Share Posted February 22 I just wanted to ask in general. Is there a variant of the Paveway guided bomb that isn't exclusively a ground penetrator, has large explosive filler and can be used to target ground vehicles? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AlexGuy Posted February 25 Author Share Posted February 25 I'm really looking for an answer. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Czar66 Posted February 26 Share Posted February 26 Paveway bombs are usually non ground penetrating munition. IRL: AFAIK, after a light research on the internet, only the Paveways GBU-27 and GBU-28 are ground penetrator bombs. For DCS: The GBU-24 will do the trick to take down several targets in an area. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AlexGuy Posted February 26 Author Share Posted February 26 (edited) The same can be said for the GBU-10, GBU-12 and GBU-16 i'm guessing? These are also for use against ground targets such as tank convoys, right? Edited February 26 by AlexGuy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AlexGuy Posted March 4 Author Share Posted March 4 Am i right? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lace Posted March 4 Share Posted March 4 The 500lb GBU-12 ideal for anti-armour, especially as you can essentially guide them in through the commander's hatch. Anything in the 1000lb class or over is excessive for single vehicles. Laptop Pilot. Alienware X17, i9 11980HK 5.0GHz, 16GB RTX 3080, 64GB DDR4 3200MHz, NVMe SSD. 2x TM Warthog, Hornet grip, Virpil CM2 & TPR pedals, FSSB-R3, Cougar throttle, Viper pit WIP (XBox360 when traveling). Rift S. NTTR, SoH, Syria, Sinai, Channel, South Atlantic, CA, Supercarrier, FC3, A-10CII, F-5, F-14, F-15E, F-16, F/A-18, F-86, Harrier, M2000, F1, Viggen, MiG-21, Yak-52, L-39, MB-339, CE2, Gazelle, Ka-50, Mi-8, Mi-24, Huey, Apache, Spitfire, Mossie. Wishlist: Tornado, Jaguar, Buccaneer, F-117 and F-111. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
QuiGon Posted March 4 Share Posted March 4 (edited) On 2/26/2024 at 7:49 PM, AlexGuy said: The same can be said for the GBU-10, GBU-12 and GBU-16 i'm guessing? These are also for use against ground targets such as tank convoys, right? GBU-12 = 500 lbs Mk-82 bomb with a Paveway II laser guidance kit added to it GBU-16 = 1000 lbs Mk-83 bomb with a Paveway II laser guidance kit added to it GBU-10 = 2000 lbs Mk-84 bomb with a Paveway II laser guidance kit added to it GBU-24 = 2000 lbs BLU-109 penetrator with a Paveway III laser guidance kit added to it That's how these LGBs are modeled in DCS. IRL there are different subvariants using different warheads, but the ones listed above are what we have in DCS. Edited March 4 by QuiGon 1 Intel i7-12700K @ 8x5GHz+4x3.8GHz + 32 GB DDR5 RAM + Nvidia Geforce RTX 2080 (8 GB VRAM) + M.2 SSD + Windows 10 64Bit DCS Panavia Tornado (IDS) really needs to be a thing! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AlexGuy Posted March 6 Author Share Posted March 6 I see. Thanks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AlexGuy Posted March 8 Author Share Posted March 8 Also, which Paveways can the F-14 Tomcat carry? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
QuiGon Posted March 11 Share Posted March 11 On 3/8/2024 at 11:47 AM, AlexGuy said: Also, which Paveways can the F-14 Tomcat carry? Paveway II: GBU-12, GBU-16, GBU-10 Paveway III: GBU-24 Intel i7-12700K @ 8x5GHz+4x3.8GHz + 32 GB DDR5 RAM + Nvidia Geforce RTX 2080 (8 GB VRAM) + M.2 SSD + Windows 10 64Bit DCS Panavia Tornado (IDS) really needs to be a thing! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AlexGuy Posted March 11 Author Share Posted March 11 (edited) 4 hours ago, QuiGon said: Paveway II: GBU-12, GBU-16, GBU-10 Paveway III: GBU-24 On 2/26/2024 at 4:20 AM, Czar66 said: Paveway bombs are usually non ground penetrating munition. IRL: AFAIK, after a light research on the internet, only the Paveways GBU-27 and GBU-28 are ground penetrator bombs. For DCS: The GBU-24 will do the trick to take down several targets in an area. Nice. By the way, i thought the GBU-24 Paveway wasn't exclusively a penetrator bomb. However, from a photo i found as a reference, it's fireball is quite huge. Edited March 11 by AlexGuy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
QuiGon Posted March 11 Share Posted March 11 (edited) 20 minutes ago, AlexGuy said: Nice. By the way, i thought the GBU-24 Paveway wasn't exclusively a penetrator bomb. However, from a photo i found as a reference, it's fireball is quite huge. IRL GBU-24 is an entire family of bombs as its laser guidance kit can be attached to a bunch of different warheads, for example: Mk. 84 – 910 kilograms (2,000 lb) General Purpose BLU-109 – 910 kilograms (2,000 lb) Penetrator BLU-116 – Advanced Unitary Penetrator See here for more info: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/GBU-24_Paveway_III The GBU-24 we have in DCS is the one with the BLU-109 penetrator warhead. Edited March 11 by QuiGon 1 Intel i7-12700K @ 8x5GHz+4x3.8GHz + 32 GB DDR5 RAM + Nvidia Geforce RTX 2080 (8 GB VRAM) + M.2 SSD + Windows 10 64Bit DCS Panavia Tornado (IDS) really needs to be a thing! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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