Author Topic: US 5" rockets question (Read 1146 times)

Simaril · « **on:** July 18, 2006, 01:26:59 PM »

Anybody know how many "Pounds HE" damage these actually do in AH land? Not really a question of historical performance...

I seem to remember reading it was 100 lbs damage, but that may have been a halucination....

Treize69 · « **Reply #1 on:** July 18, 2006, 02:08:57 PM »

I've always been told 100 pounds.

And 10 of them from a 38L seems to do as much damage as a 1,000 pounder does.

Kurt · « **Reply #2 on:** July 18, 2006, 03:42:19 PM »

I think it might be 200, and I am certain it is more than 100... Here is why...

When I do a run on a hanger in a 51d or a F6F I drop 2 1000 pound bombs and I salvo 6 rockets...

In one pass that will take any hanger down (assuming a good hit)... Hangers are 3k pounds right? So in order for the math to work out, each rocket must be at least 166 pounds of ord in order to add up to the extra 1k pounds I needed.

Murdr · « **Reply #3 on:** July 18, 2006, 03:46:51 PM »

156 lbs of ordinance.

Husky01 · « **Reply #4 on:** July 18, 2006, 03:49:59 PM »

I dont know sry wish i knew

Murdr · « **Reply #5 on:** July 18, 2006, 03:55:26 PM »

I do know. I just answered it

Husky01 · « **Reply #6 on:** July 18, 2006, 03:56:48 PM »

Opps didnt see that thanks !:aok

Kurt · « **Reply #7 on:** July 18, 2006, 03:56:54 PM »

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Originally posted by Murdr
I do know. I just answered it

Ok, but in order for that number to be correct, then the hanger hardness can't be 3000. Because 6x156 is 780

68Ripper · « **Reply #8 on:** July 18, 2006, 03:58:14 PM »

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Originally posted by Murdr
156 lbs of ordinance.

You sure it's not 156.999999999999999999999 lbs???

Murdr · « **Reply #9 on:** July 18, 2006, 04:01:12 PM »

Its not, 3,000 lbs. 2 - 1000 lbs bombs, and 4 direct 5" rocket hits will drop a hanger. I believe it was 2,600 lbs.

Murdr · « **Reply #10 on:** July 18, 2006, 04:03:09 PM »

I last reposted the source material in this thread.

Kurt · « **Reply #11 on:** July 18, 2006, 04:10:25 PM »

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Originally posted by Murdr
Its not, 3,000 lbs. 2 - 1000 lbs bombs, and 4 direct 5" rocket hits will drop a hanger. I believe it was 2,600 lbs.

Just looked at Arena Settings offline and its 2,781 to drop a hanger. Right on the edge there.

Murdr · « **Reply #12 on:** July 18, 2006, 04:11:38 PM »

So did I

Wierd thing is that I always drop hangers in 1 pass with 2 - 1k eggs, and 5 rockets... there must be a decimal point in there because it should be 1 pound short at 156 lbs.

Kurt · « **Reply #13 on:** July 18, 2006, 04:15:04 PM »

Wait...

Murdr, you're saying 2x 1k bomb and 4 rockets...

Four rockets to hit for 781 would mean they hit for 195.25 pounds of damage each..

Something is still wrong.

Murdr · « **Reply #14 on:** July 18, 2006, 04:18:13 PM »

It used to take 4 at 1 time, Im sure of that....but I have been adding 1 for good measure for so long, I didnt notice it was different.

Just loaded a copy of AH1. Same setting there also.