dok_rp Posted October 31, 2011 Posted October 31, 2011 Hello guys, I was watching about the A10 legacy and @ 12s you can see what appears to be 6 Mk82 being released from a TER. There are two interesting facts here: 1) I thought a TER could only be loaded with 3 Mk82 bombs. 2) The TER is also released after the last bomb is released. I have never seen this in the sim, and it appears to me that the only way of "getting rid" of the TER is by jettisoning it after the weapons have been released. Have you guys ever seen this "extended" TER or this automatic TER jettisoning behavior? :smartass:
MTFDarkEagle Posted October 31, 2011 Posted October 31, 2011 Whow! Nice find! Lukas - "TIN TIN" - 9th Shrek Air Strike Squadron TIN TIN's Cockpit thread
Eddie Posted October 31, 2011 Posted October 31, 2011 That's not a TER it's an MER (multiple ejector rack) and its not used on the A-10C.
Speed Posted October 31, 2011 Posted October 31, 2011 Hello guys, I was watching about the A10 legacy and @ 12s you can see what appears to be 6 Mk82 being released from a TER. There are two interesting facts here: 1) I thought a TER could only be loaded with 3 Mk82 bombs. 2) The TER is also released after the last bomb is released. I have never seen this in the sim, and it appears to me that the only way of "getting rid" of the TER is by jettisoning it after the weapons have been released. Have you guys ever seen this "extended" TER or this automatic TER jettisoning behavior? :smartass: Looks like he modified his unitPayloads.lua. 1 Intelligent discourse can only begin with the honest admission of your own fallibility. Member of the Virtual Tactical Air Group: http://vtacticalairgroup.com/ Lua scripts and mods: MIssion Scripting Tools (Mist): http://forums.eagle.ru/showthread.php?t=98616 Slmod version 7.0 for DCS: World: http://forums.eagle.ru/showthread.php?t=80979 Now includes remote server administration tools for kicking, banning, loading missions, etc.
dok_rp Posted October 31, 2011 Author Posted October 31, 2011 Looks like he modified his unitPayloads.lua. He most certainly did!!! :megalol: That's not a TER it's an MER (multiple ejector rack) and its not used on the A-10C. So, in theory the A-10A could carry 24 Mk82 bombs??? :shocking: :censored: Talk about cheating IRL!!! :pilotfly: It could carpet-bomb!!! :gun_smilie: Anyway, thanks for the info Eddie... :thumbup:
mvsgas Posted October 31, 2011 Posted October 31, 2011 (edited) Just tested not in use. Like F-111 carrying 36 bombs or F-15 using station 1 and 9 Edit I was wrong, 48 Mk-82 on the F-111 Edited October 31, 2011 by mvsgas To whom it may concern, I am an idiot, unfortunately for the world, I have a internet connection and a fondness for beer....apologies for that. Thank you for you patience. Many people don't want the truth, they want constant reassurance that whatever misconception/fallacies they believe in are true..
MTFDarkEagle Posted October 31, 2011 Posted October 31, 2011 Roger :) Would have been awsome nontheless! :D Lukas - "TIN TIN" - 9th Shrek Air Strike Squadron TIN TIN's Cockpit thread
dok_rp Posted October 31, 2011 Author Posted October 31, 2011 Just tested not in use. Like F-111 carrying 36 bombs or F-15 using station 1 and 9 Edit I was wrong, 48 Mk-82 on the F-111 Holy Mother of the Lord!!!! Imagine the drag on those wings!!!!!!! :censored::shocking:
mvsgas Posted October 31, 2011 Posted October 31, 2011 A lot more pics here http://forums.eagle.ru/showthread.php?t=35354 To whom it may concern, I am an idiot, unfortunately for the world, I have a internet connection and a fondness for beer....apologies for that. Thank you for you patience. Many people don't want the truth, they want constant reassurance that whatever misconception/fallacies they believe in are true..
Speed Posted October 31, 2011 Posted October 31, 2011 Holy Mother of the Lord!!!! Imagine the drag on those wings!!!!!!! :censored::shocking: Eh... I'm not impressed. Can he serve as his own escort and SEAD escort? I think not. (the 2X Harpoons can be replaced with a further 24 Mk-82s if I'm on a heavy bombing mission) :D And yes, you can get off the ground carrying 48 Mk-82s. Barely. :) Intelligent discourse can only begin with the honest admission of your own fallibility. Member of the Virtual Tactical Air Group: http://vtacticalairgroup.com/ Lua scripts and mods: MIssion Scripting Tools (Mist): http://forums.eagle.ru/showthread.php?t=98616 Slmod version 7.0 for DCS: World: http://forums.eagle.ru/showthread.php?t=80979 Now includes remote server administration tools for kicking, banning, loading missions, etc.
mvsgas Posted October 31, 2011 Posted October 31, 2011 Might a well Load GBU-43 To whom it may concern, I am an idiot, unfortunately for the world, I have a internet connection and a fondness for beer....apologies for that. Thank you for you patience. Many people don't want the truth, they want constant reassurance that whatever misconception/fallacies they believe in are true..
Speed Posted October 31, 2011 Posted October 31, 2011 Might a well Load GBU-43 Not in the game. Though it is good fun to modify your GAU-8 so each round explodes on impact with the explosive force of 75,000 lbs of TNT. After firing your gun, you have to perform an escape maneuver like you'd dropped some kind of nuke :) Intelligent discourse can only begin with the honest admission of your own fallibility. Member of the Virtual Tactical Air Group: http://vtacticalairgroup.com/ Lua scripts and mods: MIssion Scripting Tools (Mist): http://forums.eagle.ru/showthread.php?t=98616 Slmod version 7.0 for DCS: World: http://forums.eagle.ru/showthread.php?t=80979 Now includes remote server administration tools for kicking, banning, loading missions, etc.
lobo Posted October 31, 2011 Posted October 31, 2011 Notice how the MER whacks into the still unreleased Mk-82's... yikes. Lobo's DCS A-10C Normal Checklist & Quick Reference Handbook current version 8D available here: http://www.digitalcombatsimulator.com/en/files/172905/
Frostiken Posted October 31, 2011 Posted October 31, 2011 Notice how the MER whacks into the still unreleased Mk-82's... yikes. I thought the same thing - it's like that wasn't actually supposed to happen :D [sIGPIC][/sIGPIC]
Spectre_USA Posted October 31, 2011 Posted October 31, 2011 Never loaded a MER in real life, but loaded plenty of BRU's on the F-111, and TERs on the Watimus Hawgimus. You really wouldn't want to fly that `Vark like that, as the 2 outboards on each wing are non-swing. That would seriously curtail the speed factor. Have loaded CBU's on a pair of BRU'S on each wing once, and then watched `em all drop in one run while in a helo over the Nellis range in the late 80's. Looked like over a mile of detonations, just awe-inspiring test run... [sIGPIC][/sIGPIC] A tale of 2 hogs
Speed Posted October 31, 2011 Posted October 31, 2011 (edited) I thought the same thing - it's like that wasn't actually supposed to happen :D And... that's part of why these bombs have an arming delay setting, right? I can't wait to fly DCS F/A-18C! Edited October 31, 2011 by Speed needed to taunt frostiken :) Intelligent discourse can only begin with the honest admission of your own fallibility. Member of the Virtual Tactical Air Group: http://vtacticalairgroup.com/ Lua scripts and mods: MIssion Scripting Tools (Mist): http://forums.eagle.ru/showthread.php?t=98616 Slmod version 7.0 for DCS: World: http://forums.eagle.ru/showthread.php?t=80979 Now includes remote server administration tools for kicking, banning, loading missions, etc.
ED Team Olgerd Posted October 31, 2011 ED Team Posted October 31, 2011 (edited) That's not a TER it's an MER (multiple ejector rack) and its not used on the A-10C. Correct. I guess MER was removed from A-10A inventory in early 80s as I can't find it in any stores limitations chart in any of the manuals we have. Edited October 31, 2011 by Olgerd [sIGPIC][/sIGPIC] К чему стадам дары свободы? Их должно резать или стричь. Наследство их из рода в роды Ярмо с гремушками да бич.
MTFDarkEagle Posted October 31, 2011 Posted October 31, 2011 And... that's part of why these bombs have an arming delay setting, right? Well, I suppose a rack bumping into the side of it isn't going to set it of would it? Lukas - "TIN TIN" - 9th Shrek Air Strike Squadron TIN TIN's Cockpit thread
Speed Posted October 31, 2011 Posted October 31, 2011 Well, I suppose a rack bumping into the side of it isn't going to set it of would it? Would you want to bet your life on the rack always just hitting the side? Intelligent discourse can only begin with the honest admission of your own fallibility. Member of the Virtual Tactical Air Group: http://vtacticalairgroup.com/ Lua scripts and mods: MIssion Scripting Tools (Mist): http://forums.eagle.ru/showthread.php?t=98616 Slmod version 7.0 for DCS: World: http://forums.eagle.ru/showthread.php?t=80979 Now includes remote server administration tools for kicking, banning, loading missions, etc.
MTFDarkEagle Posted October 31, 2011 Posted October 31, 2011 No off course not, but isn't the "set-it-off"-mechanism in the nose of the bomb? Lukas - "TIN TIN" - 9th Shrek Air Strike Squadron TIN TIN's Cockpit thread
Speed Posted October 31, 2011 Posted October 31, 2011 (edited) No off course not, but isn't the "set-it-off"-mechanism in the nose of the bomb? Don't forget the tail fuse. But what if the rack DOES hit the nose, or bumps into the tail of a bomb, or bumps into a bomb which then bumps into the nose or tail of another bomb? The whole discussion is pointless though, because I'm pretty sure this is one of the reasons they have arming delay. From what I understand, those bombs aren't immediately live once they are released. Edited October 31, 2011 by Speed Intelligent discourse can only begin with the honest admission of your own fallibility. Member of the Virtual Tactical Air Group: http://vtacticalairgroup.com/ Lua scripts and mods: MIssion Scripting Tools (Mist): http://forums.eagle.ru/showthread.php?t=98616 Slmod version 7.0 for DCS: World: http://forums.eagle.ru/showthread.php?t=80979 Now includes remote server administration tools for kicking, banning, loading missions, etc.
MTFDarkEagle Posted October 31, 2011 Posted October 31, 2011 True.. I'm just trying to understand what it would take to set one off. Lukas - "TIN TIN" - 9th Shrek Air Strike Squadron TIN TIN's Cockpit thread
Speed Posted October 31, 2011 Posted October 31, 2011 It's also pointless to draw too many conclusions from this video, as saying the rack is always just going to hit the side of a bomb is like saying that each marble in a handful of marbles tossed to the ground are always going interact and collide with each other in the exact same way. Intelligent discourse can only begin with the honest admission of your own fallibility. Member of the Virtual Tactical Air Group: http://vtacticalairgroup.com/ Lua scripts and mods: MIssion Scripting Tools (Mist): http://forums.eagle.ru/showthread.php?t=98616 Slmod version 7.0 for DCS: World: http://forums.eagle.ru/showthread.php?t=80979 Now includes remote server administration tools for kicking, banning, loading missions, etc.
Eddie Posted October 31, 2011 Posted October 31, 2011 The more serious danger is the MER or one of the weapons released from it hitting the aircraft itself. Speed is correct that bombs are not armed at release, there is indeed a delay before the fuse goes live. How long a delay depends on the fuse and how it's set. Arming delay is one of the factors that goes into deciding the minimum altitude/range for weapon employment.
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