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Offline 2Slow

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Bomb blast radius?
« on: August 16, 2010, 10:45:57 PM »
What is the blast radius, in feet, for the 100, 250, 500, 1000, and 2000 pound bombs?

Heck, how about a chart for all the bomb ordinance's blast radius?
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Re: Bomb blast radius?
« Reply #1 on: August 16, 2010, 10:46:46 PM »
What is the blast radius, in feet, for the 100, 250, 500, 1000, and 2000 pound bombs?

Heck, how about a chart for all the bomb ordinance's blast radius?


Looking forward for your work on it :)
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Re: Bomb blast radius?
« Reply #2 on: August 16, 2010, 11:04:18 PM »
Someone get me the radii and I'll make up a chart, preferably the radius at wich it will destroy a town building. I'll even include dive bombing sights for the B-25, TBM, 110, and P-47/P-51.
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Re: Bomb blast radius?
« Reply #3 on: August 16, 2010, 11:09:43 PM »
dive bomb sights=easy mode
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Re: Bomb blast radius?
« Reply #4 on: August 17, 2010, 04:07:46 AM »
I have no idea but I know I killed 3 flakkers with one 1800kg bomb in a Stuka once.....then I LMAO all the way back to base.    :lol

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Re: Bomb blast radius?
« Reply #5 on: August 17, 2010, 04:34:04 AM »
I have no idea but I know I killed 3 flakkers with one 1800kg bomb in a Stuka once.....then I LMAO all the way back to base.    :lol

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Re: Bomb blast radius?
« Reply #6 on: August 17, 2010, 09:25:06 AM »
afaik splash damage is modelled correctly so there isnt a fixed blast radius, damage drops off exponentially with distance.

ie. blast damage = k/r2
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Re: Bomb blast radius?
« Reply #7 on: August 17, 2010, 10:14:26 AM »
That is a good request that is needed.  I have drop 1000 lbs bomb next to a GV and boom, then there is the 500 lbs bomb i have drop and no kill. 
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Re: Bomb blast radius?
« Reply #8 on: August 17, 2010, 10:34:23 AM »
preferably the radius at wich it will destroy a town building.

afaik splash damage is modelled correctly so there isnt a fixed blast radius, damage drops off exponentially with distance.

ie. blast damage = k/r2

Per Nemisis, that is what I am looking for.  I understand the model as explained.  So my question is, what is the blast radius of the different ord's for destroying a town building?  There must be a point from the center of the blast from which the effect will not destroy a town building.
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Re: Bomb blast radius?
« Reply #9 on: August 17, 2010, 11:00:08 AM »
you could try testing it in the TA, although I cant really see how this info would be useful :headscratch:
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Re: Bomb blast radius?
« Reply #10 on: August 17, 2010, 11:41:02 AM »
 IIRC,a delay of .54 will have 500# bombs overlap in spalsh damage.

 Actually Rolex would have the exact delay but I think it's .54 for 500lbers.


 Not sure it this helps but it will give you a starting point to experiment and find the answer yourself.


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Re: Bomb blast radius?
« Reply #11 on: August 17, 2010, 11:47:33 AM »
you could try testing it in the TA, although I cant really see how this info would be useful :headscratch:

Yes, I know I can obtain this information by testing offline.  I will, if need be.  I just thought one might know or have access to this information in the real deal.  Since I am pretending to be doing the real deal...

I could tell you why I want this information but virtual COMSEC, OPSEC, and Most Secret/Top Secret/NOFORN classification prevents this.   :)
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Re: Bomb blast radius?
« Reply #12 on: August 17, 2010, 02:10:55 PM »
IIRC,a delay of .54 will have 500# bombs overlap in spalsh damage.

 Actually Rolex would have the exact delay but I think it's .54 for 500lbers.


 Not sure it this helps but it will give you a starting point to experiment and find the answer yourself.


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wouldnt it depend on the speed of the plane because if you are going 400mph in a 234 .54 seconds is quite a ways apart
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Re: Bomb blast radius?
« Reply #13 on: August 17, 2010, 02:37:23 PM »
In the B-25, I use a delay of 0.17 when droping the '250s, and a delay of 0.27 with the 500lbers. For the Ju-88, I use a delay of 0.12 with the 50kg bombs. I've even found a method that doesn't require the use of the bombsight.



And I would test this in the TA if I could reliably determin the distance from the center of the blast. I have no measurments for the dimesions of the town buildings, so I can't even get a rough guess.
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Re: Bomb blast radius?
« Reply #14 on: August 17, 2010, 02:50:21 PM »
I would test this in the TA if I could reliably determin the distance from the center of the blast. I have no measurments for the dimesions of the town buildings, so I can't even get a rough guess.

... which begs the question: if you have no way of reliably measuring it, how is knowing the exact distances in yards going to help?
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