Raisuli Posted May 2, 2024 Posted May 2, 2024 I'm playing with bombs. What could possibly go wrong? Reasonably soft targets; couple Toyotas, Mi-8s, Ka-50s, Su-25s, lots of mannequins standing around. 8 CBUs, a handful of mannequins fall over. That's 24 shy of 2,000 little high explosive anti-tank bomblets; based on what I see some of those were pretty much centered on non-tanks. Are CBUs on the F-18 the punch line of a joke, am I employing them wrong, or am I missing something? Sure, if I actually want to blow something up with cluster bombs I use an F-16, but why should the Air Force have all the fun? 2024.005.02 8xMk20.trk 2024.005.02 8xCBU99.trk 1
Jenson Posted May 3, 2024 Posted May 3, 2024 You got it right, CBUs on the hornet is a joke. 2 PC Specs: GTX4090, i9 14900, Z790 Pro, DDR5 96G, 4TB SSD M.2, 1200W Power Flight Gears: Logitech X56 HOTAS & Rudder, Pimax Crystal Light Modules: F-4E, F-14A/B, F-15C, F-15E, F-16C, F/A-18C, AV-8B, A-10C I/II, AH-64D, Supercarrier Location: Shanghai, CHINA Project: Operation Hormuz [F/A-18C Multiplayer Campaign]
Northstar98 Posted May 19, 2024 Posted May 19, 2024 12 hours ago, icecold951 said: Um, those aren't anti-tank CBUs. Yes they are. Modules I own: F-14A/B, F-4E, Mi-24P, AJS 37, AV-8B N/A, F-5E-3, MiG-21bis, F-16CM, F/A-18C, Supercarrier, Mi-8MTV2, UH-1H, Mirage 2000C, FC3, MiG-15bis, Ka-50, A-10C (+ A-10C II), P-47D, P-51D, C-101, Yak-52, WWII Assets, CA, NS430, Hawk. Terrains I own: South Atlantic, Syria, The Channel, SoH/PG, Marianas. System: GIGABYTE B650 AORUS ELITE AX, AMD Ryzen 5 7600, Corsair Vengeance DDR5-5200 32 GB, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070S FE, Western Digital Black SN850X 1 TB (DCS dedicated) & 2 TB NVMe SSDs, Corsair RM850X 850 W, NZXT H7 Flow, MSI G274CV. Peripherals: VKB Gunfighter Mk.II w. MCG Pro, MFG Crosswind V3 Graphite, Logitech Extreme 3D Pro.
Hobel Posted May 22, 2024 Posted May 22, 2024 Am 18.5.2024 um 21:42 schrieb icecold951: Um, those aren't anti-tank CBUs. ~200mm heat penetration are not for armor? 1
AndrewDCS2005 Posted June 1, 2024 Posted June 1, 2024 @Raisuli Mk20 and CBUs contain Mk 188 Rockeye bomblets - which is specifically designed as armor-piercing, anti-tank weapon. It is HEAT-only design with shaped charge to penetrate ~200mm of armor - which only works on direct hit. Mk188 hits near the target do mostly nothing as it does not have fragmentation case.
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