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General Forums => Aces High General Discussion => Topic started by: -Catman- on January 25, 2000, 10:31:00 AM
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As many of you know I'm new to this sim and I never played WB. I've been playing as much as I could without the wife getting too pissed. *grin*.
I can now bomb my targets on a regular basis but I don't know what to drop on each target.
How many bombs and of what size does it take to kill a ACK gun everytime on a single pass?
What about the rest of the buildings?
Do bombs do "splash" damage?
Can cannons (like 20mm)destroy any ground targets at a base? I've strafed and strafed but never blow anything up unless it's a plane. If cannons CAN actually destroy buildings can the 50cals do the same thing (strafing with B26 after eggs gone)?
Catman
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I wouldn't strafe Gun positions if I were you, I asked this question recently and was answered a single word : Suicide...
Bombs : for The buildings take some 1000lb bombs (the HQ takes 10K I think) and for the ACK ACKs a single 100lb should be enough...
I dunno about the Splash Damage, I am a fighter pilot (to be, still learning...) and only did a few bombing runs...
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Saint
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In reference to the splash damage, I do believe there is splash damage when bombing. I use 500 pounders exclusively and as long as I hit pretty close to the target it is still destroyed. I may be wrong so correct me if I am.
BaneX
=357th Pony Express=
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Originally posted by BaneX:
In reference to the splash damage, I do believe there is splash damage when bombing. I use 500 pounders exclusively and as long as I hit pretty close to the target it is still destroyed. I may be wrong so correct me if I am.
BaneX
=357th Pony Express=
Is that 1 500lb for anything? Meaning does the ammo bunker take 1 500lb to destroy, the same as 1 500lb for a AAA gun?
It seems I'm not the only one that does not know for sure. Has this info never been published?
Thanks for the help!
Catman
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I also use 500s all the time (except for HQ's). With a 500, you can destroy any base target (except runway) with one direct hit. The acks can be destoyed by hitting anywhere near them. Just about everything else needs a direct hit to be destroyed.
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500lb's only here. As mentioned before, any airfield target dies with one direct hit. Bases lose ack and barracks in four passes at the most.
Why would anyone waste a bomb on a runway? I doubt the defenders care whether the runway is there or not; I know I don't. (http://bbs.hitechcreations.com/smf/Smileys/default/wink.gif)