Bomb Arming Distance??

[MrLars]

So like...I drop a 1000lb bomb on a panzer at 650 yards and score a direct hit, but the bomb doesn't explode. I thought the bombs armed after 1000ft, am I wrong?

Have film.

[Revvin]

I think this was introduced to stop people car bombing but it also stops low alt drops. What we really need is a fuse delay dot command or have a selection of bombs with preset fuses in the hangar (the RAF generally used 11 sec fuses) I did make a suggestion for this in the 'gameplay feddback/issues' forum here

[Saintaw]

I always wondered about that, how many yards do 1000 feet make ?

Sorry, lazy sunday

[SKurj]

i usually drop at d900 to d500 and have no porblems with my eggs exploding.  Though I've never seen a hit sprite from an egg I've dropped.... (riccochet? +)


SKurj

[jordi]

Originally posted by Saintaw
I always wondered about that, how many yards do 1000 feet make ?

Sorry, lazy sunday

3 feet per yard

1000 feet = 333 yards

[Kevin14]

Originally posted by jordi


3 feet per yard

1000 feet = 333 yards

Wrong! 333.3 Yards

[Saintaw]

thank you

[Wotan]

it depends on your speed at the time you drop. Not so much on altitude

[AKDejaVu]

If you are above the minimum distance then speed is irrelevant.. even if dropping straight down.  If you are below the minimum distance then speed and AoA are going to matter.

AKDejaVu

[X2Lee]

Originally posted by Kevin14


Wrong! 333.3 Yards

Jordi you should always remember theres a Vulcan in every crowd    


Scotty:We are 1500 miles over the planet surface Jim!

Spock: Actually Captain, we are 1497.45600 miles above sea level of the planet.

Jim: Umm, errr , thank you Spock...

[BenDover]

IMO, it should bombs should be like buff guns

work as soon as you get off the ground

[MrLars]

My conclusion is that it must be some sort of bug. I'll post in the Bug Forum.

[Voss]

Actually, it should be 500ft. There's a little propeller type arming device on each bomb, and it has to make so many revolutions before the egg is armed. However, if you drop below 333yds (1k) you may find it hard to avoid the terrain (terrain is still undefeated).

[-ammo-]

Originally posted by MrLars
So like...I drop a 1000lb bomb on a panzer at 650 yards and score a direct hit, but the bomb doesn't explode. I thought the bombs armed after 1000ft, am I wrong?

Have film.

that would be dependant upon the fuze setting. They were set according to the battle directives set by the HQ's.

[Puck]

Originally posted by Kevin14


Wrong! 333.3 Yards

WRONG!  333.3333333333... yards.  No way to draw a bar over the three