scommander2 Posted July 10 Posted July 10 Hi, I am wondering when if F-14 carries the paveway II/III bombs without LANTIRN, and what I can do: 1. buddy laser targeting 2. CCIP/CCRP (I can do the dumb bomb instead, why I need paveway for?) What else I can do? Thanks. Spoiler Dell XPS 9730, i9-13900H, DDR5 64GB, Discrete GPU: NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4080, 1+2TB M.2 SSD | Thrustmaster Warthog HOTAS + TPR | TKIR5/TrackClipPro | Total Controls Multi-Function Button Box | Win 11 Pro
Ivandrov Posted July 10 Posted July 10 (edited) Yes, you can absolutely carry Paveways without a pod and have them buddy lased or use them as dumb bombs. Edited July 10 by Ivandrov 1
draconus Posted July 11 Posted July 11 19 hours ago, scommander2 said: CCIP/CCRP (I can do the dumb bomb instead, why I need paveway for?) The whole reason for LGBs was precision, far beyond what was achievable with dumb bombs. It is used in the great mission "Watching The Devildog" where JTACs are calling for CAP and lase the targets. 1 Win10 i7-10700KF 32GB RTX4070S Quest 3 T16000M VPC CDT-VMAX TFRP FC3 F-14A/B F-15E CA SC NTTR PG Syria
LanceCriminal86 Posted July 11 Posted July 11 And the first Tomcat drop of bombs in combat were VF-41 in Bosnia, dropping LGB that were buddy lased. It wasn't until '99 during Allied Force that they dropped self-lased LGBs in combat. 3 Heatblur Rivet Counting Squad™ VF-11 and VF-31 1988 [WIP] VF-201 & VF-202 [WIP]
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