Ripple MK-82 GP

[Homer79]

Hello everyone,

I think there's a bug with the Mk-82 bombs. For example, I drop 12 bombs, 120 feet apart in level flight at an altitude of about 1,000 feet. The bombs then fall and hit more or less the same spot. So I think something's wrong there. I see this phenomenon with CCRP and CCIP. It also doesn't matter whether I drop the bombs with the F-16 or FA-18C. The effect is always the same. That means there's no real ripple effect like I'm used to.

I've attached two track files: one with CCRP and one with CCIP.

Best regards,
Mario

mk82gp_ripple_CCIP.trk mk82gp_ripple_CCRP.trk

[Vakarian]

Well for starters you dropped non-retarded bombs at the 1000ft AGL. That's a good way to get caught in the blast zone, you should be using retarded bombs for this kind of attack run.

Second, seems like when first bomb strikes it also detonates the others giving the illusion that there were no spacing. 

No issues when using the proper weapon for the job (AIR or Snakeye)

mk82AIR_ripple_CCIP.trk

[Homer79]

@vakarian: thanks for the answer but if you look at the bomb craters, you can see that there was no spacing.
The same picture also emerges with loft attacks, and that's precisely where you should see a clear stick from the bombs.
In addition, I've flown this type of attack before, and the impact spacing was always roughly appropriate to the ripple settings.

[Vakarian]

@Homer79As I've said, in your track the first bomb detonation detonates the others as they were too close, meaning only the first bomb reached the ground and the rest exploded in the air. If you yourself see in the F6 view, you will see that the bombs during their flight time did have spacing, but were ultimately destroyed when the first bomb hit the ground.

That is why for this kind of an attack profile, high drag bomb is required. If you wanna do ripple with low drag bombs, then you need to climb high and aim to hit "a postal code" rather than a runway.