Bomb arming distances?

[[CPT]CptJackSparrow]

I watched a Pe2 with the 10x bomb loadout flying at least 6 feet off the ground making single drops on dugouts. Every bomb was a hit and they all detonated.

 

Conversely, if I try that with a 250/500 bomb, at that altitude it fails to detonate.

 

Is there a hard coded arming distance or time that I am not aware of that's directly related to bomb size? (Delay and mode seem to have no effect on the aforementioned. Pair, single, all)

[FTC_DerSheriff]

Yes there is a arming timer. But u will be fine if u select a "manual" timer of 5 seconds or more.

[[CPT]CptJackSparrow]

Excellent, thanks mister sheriff.

[US63_SpadLivesMatter]

I use 2 for most things and it works fine. On 5 I had bombs failing to detonate.

[Scojo]

Double check his timer. It was likely 5+. I rarely take less than that on VVS unless I'm dive or level bombing with a high start altitude.

 

LW bombs seem to not care. You can easily blow yourself up with one of theirs

[[CPT]CptJackSparrow]

Interesting indeed. I'll check this out this evening.