reported GBU-24 CLAR max range

[Anubis_94]

Hello,

 

When using the GBU-24, in SL or PP, we have a min&max range.

But, while the manual say : "Normally, the bomb can only be released when the aircraft is inside the LAR."

(page 324)

We cannot release the bomb before the release cue crosses the velocity vector.

In image, that means that while we might think we could release the bomb any time in the red part, we can only release it in the yellow.

Weapon release doesn't do anything in the blue part. We also tried a forced laze, and a loft.

CLAR ORV ignored because, the manual doesn't say we need to use it to drop while in the CLAR.

 

No track right now. Can do one if necessary.

Edited May 24 by Anubis_94

[Anubis_94]

Hello,

 

Seen the mising trackfile tag, so here is the reproduction track.

Precisely, the bomb is allowed to drop sligthly before the crossing of the VV by the release cue.

Some weapon release in the red zone didn't drop the bomb, then one drop at the start of the green one.

I also dropped one at the end of the green zone to confirm that the 24 was able to come back on the TGT from the min range.

G24_CLAR_test.trk

[Anubis_94]

Hello,

 

I am still seeing the "missing track" flag but the track is provided in the message above.

So, bumping the topic to ensure the track is seen.

[BIGNEWY]

Hi, 

thank you for the track, unfortunately it is not playing correctly ( do you have any unofficial mods? )

The team have taken a look the release parameters for the GBU-24 weapon are correct, it looks like we may need to adjust our manual to reflect the conditions needed. 

If anyone has any public information that could help here please DM me, but I can not commit to a change without some.

Best practice is to ensure you are well within the weapons range before release to give it the best chance of impacting the target. 

 

 

[Anubis_94]

I have indeed some mod, but they are mainly cosmetics (skins), I have no return of any issue regarding other tracks I already posted here. (previous track was on an older version, maybe this is the issue, or maybe one of the other track reading problem we can see on the forum)

 

I redid another track with a clean saved game (minus the control&graphic config).

Here is the track and the video associated.

 

 

Please note that, starting from max range (TMR elapsed, IN ZONE displayed, AMPCD witnessing, 1.15 in the video), I press the release button every second.

I am able to release only a couple of seconds before the release cue cross the VV, as already said in my previous post.

To me, I am already "well within the weapon range", and for the avionic too.

Something is off, that being the manual (saying "Normally, the bomb can only be released when the aircraft is inside the LAR."), the avionic display (saying "IN ZONE"), or the weapon behavior (not allowing the release IN ZONE).

I think the latter look like the most plausible, that the 24 could strike farther (as the 24 isn't a bangbang), with less energy, but that it still can go that far.

Speculating that we have here a gbu12 style release but with an avionic doing a correct prediction ?

G24CLARTest2.trk

Edited July 10 by Anubis_94
typo

[BIGNEWY]

I will ask the team if it is correct again, but it has been this way for some time.