Bombs in AH

[Imowface]

Hi, I was wondering the other day, do bombs in AH have a certain time, or alt that they need to fall for before arming, and also the other night, I saw someone in a bomber dive into a hanger after they dropped there bombs, does this even do damage or are they just being tardish?

[Rhah]

Bombs will only detonate if they travel through 1000 ft of air. And no, flying into hangers/buildings/ships do not do more damage

[Imowface]

ah I see, so i have to be at at least 1000ft for bombs to explode?

[Krusty]

1000 linear feet. They fall and move forward at the same time. So you can drop them at 50 feet if you're going so fast they travel 1000 feet forward before they impact (but chances are you'll blow yourself up like that)

Think of it this way: The wind has to spin the arming fuse on the bomb for "so long" before the bomb is actually armed. That is either straight drop or forward motion. Something like that is in effect in AH (but this is a simplified description)

[Nemisis]

ah I see, so i have to be at at least 1000ft for bombs to explode?

No, they just have to fall for 1000ft. They can go forward 990' and fall 10' and it would still explode on impact.



And no, ramming the VH does no damage, but it is usually an act of defiance and/or a show of frustration when they ram GV's or the CV. Just like strafing a tiger with your spit I 

[Noir]

Just like strafing a tiger with your spit I 

WUUUT? Mushin gunz are the nerf!!!

[Dr_Death8]

Be nice if they could set the bombs up to "bounce" or "skip" since this was a widely used technic by B25 and B26s. 

[EskimoJoe]

Thought it was only 800ft? 

[Jayhawk]

Thought it was only 800ft? 

Are you thinking troops and supplies?

[Pigslilspaz]

Be nice if they could set the bombs up to "bounce" or "skip" since this was a widely used technic by B25 and B26s. 

would love this, but it would definately require at least a water physics overhaul instead of it just being flat shiny ground we cant land on. Also might require physics overhaul for whole game, not sure though.

[Ghosth]

NOE chart


Caution at under 200 foot elevation you want to pull up right after you salvo your bombs or as noted you can blow yourself up.

[BulletVI]

Well why cant we also have contact bombs they used them on the mossi as well as time delay bombs

[Nemisis]

We don't have time delay bombs, we only have bombs that detonate on impact. The 1000ft is just the distance it takes for the bomb to arm.

[BulletVI]

Be nice if they could set the bombs up to "bounce" or "skip" since this was a widely used technic by B25 and B26s. 

And most other ground attack aircraft in the Allied arsenal i.e the Mossi and the Typhoon

[BulletVI]

We don't have time delay bombs, we only have bombs that detonate on impact. The 1000ft is just the distance it takes for the bomb to arm.

Ah but For specialist Mosquito Squadron the one that could obliterate a Gestapo HQ and leave every other French Building untouched They would use Delayed Action Bombs So they should be part of the Arsenal.

It just a thought as well as contact bombs that have a straight detonation system that needs no Arming