DCS F/A-18C - Cluster Bombs and Rockets

[@thunderinparadise3123]

Straight to the point, no unnecessary info. Love that!

[@PolluxPavonis]

Very precise and clear information, just the right amount of it. And the visuals are wery well done, the highlighting of the different parts is just on point. It shows there´s quite a bit of work behind it. The result is one of the best tutorials out there. Thank you for sharing and great work. The Hornet is so smooth to fly and operate, and its range of capailities is incredible.

[@echovictordcsworld]

Glad it was helpful! I look to make more videos like this in the future

[@brandon27025]

The Return of the King.

[@patrikstrandquist1875]

Thanks for the video. Very informative, keep them coming please.

[@2KOOLURATOOLGaming]

Always a pleasure

[@MrBonebus]

thank you so much, was wondering wtf was wrong with me trying to set up the bombs. never thought it was because of the fuse update

[@OllyDenning]

Love the vid.

[@magnitudefallout3944]

about the cluster bombs - what about the AUTO mode? Every time I tried setting it up with manual selection of disperse height, it pops always way to high, missing the target by 2-3 own splash areas.

[@echovictordcsworld]

The current version of DCS has badly modelled CCRP (Continuously Computed Release Point) calculations with cluster bombs. It is using the model for the cluster bombs that have bomblet ballutes on for the CBU-99 that doesn't have the ballutes. This results in the computer anticipating the bomb needing to fall further, resulting in the bomblets landing much further than expected. I did some testing and got exactly the same results as you. For this reason, a shallow dive angle with CCIP will almost always work better. Thanks for the comment!

[@magnitudefallout3944]

So basicly there is no way to employ clusters against defended areas by AAA or IR, since you are forced to dive in... that's the DCS I know alright. Thanks for that info

[@echovictordcsworld]

@@magnitudefallout3944 unfortunately so, yes. I'm sure the algorithm will be tweaked in "Two Weeks™"

[@hanswolfgangmercer]

Love this format! What do you recommend as the burst height for these CBUs? I was surprised to see you used 2600, that seems like it would be too dispersed to do any damage but it seemed to work on those targets.

[@echovictordcsworld]

Thank you! I usually use around 2k ft for targets fairly close together, any higher and it won't do much damage to individual targets, and any lower you don't get the benefit of using a CBU. Good question though

[@hanswolfgangmercer]

@@echovictordcsworld Thank you I'm going to give that a try!