BlueHeron Posted February 15, 2021 Posted February 15, 2021 I've just finished the excellent Lightning Strikes campaign. In addition to enjoying the missions, I'm fairly pleased with my performance in the P-38, except for the irksome fact that my bombs never explode so I don't get credit on what should have been good hits. I've had the same experience in the P-47 on the Hell Hawks campaign and simply can't find the answer. I do remember to arm the bombs so that the red light goes green in the P-38 cockpit and then watch them fall on there targets, but there is no explosion. I even check in the customization that the delay is set to "Contact". Hope someone can please tell me what I'm missing! It's probably painfully obvious to everyone but me, but I am stumped.
[DBS]Browning Posted February 15, 2021 Posted February 15, 2021 1 minute ago, BlueHeron said: I've just finished the excellent Lightning Strikes campaign. In addition to enjoying the missions, I'm fairly pleased with my performance in the P-38, except for the irksome fact that my bombs never explode so I don't get credit on what should have been good hits. I've had the same experience in the P-47 on the Hell Hawks campaign and simply can't find the answer. I do remember to arm the bombs so that the red light goes green in the P-38 cockpit and then watch them fall on there targets, but there is no explosion. I even check in the customization that the delay is set to "Contact". Hope someone can please tell me what I'm missing! It's probably painfully obvious to everyone but me, but I am stumped. Sounds like you might be dropping from so low that the bombs don't have time to arm as they fall.
BlitzPig_EL Posted February 16, 2021 Posted February 16, 2021 Set your delay to 5 seconds. That is your issue. 2
Charon Posted February 16, 2021 Posted February 16, 2021 5 hours ago, BlueHeron said: I do remember to arm the bombs so that the red light goes green in the P-38 cockpit and then watch them fall on there targets, but there is no explosion. I even check in the customization that the delay is set to "Contact". I don't know which color the light should be, but note that bombs start armed when you spawn (most players don't want to fiddle with this, I guess). Is it possible you're disarming them by mistake?
216th_Jordan Posted February 16, 2021 Posted February 16, 2021 13 hours ago, BlueHeron said: I do remember to arm the bombs so that the red light goes green in the P-38 cockpit and then watch them fall on there targets, but there is no explosion. I even check in the customization that the delay is set to "Contact". As others have pointed out already, the contact fuse needs additional flight time in the air to arm, this is to prevent you from blowing yourself up. Bomb delay of 5 seconds a bomb usually only needs to only fly ~1s to arm.
BlueHeron Posted February 16, 2021 Author Posted February 16, 2021 Thanks, that is probably the problem. I've been dropping my bombs at the last minute.
AlexandreCosta Posted February 18, 2021 Posted February 18, 2021 Is it historically accurate? Also, I notice that with german and soviet (except the Il-2) planes I don't have this issue. Was this safety feature only applied by americans?
ITAF_Airone1989 Posted February 18, 2021 Posted February 18, 2021 It happened even to Germans and Russians if you set the fuse to 5sec
AlexandreCosta Posted February 18, 2021 Posted February 18, 2021 I am sure it never happened to me in a german plane. And at the time I found out this 5 sec trick, I was using 1 sec delay only. And I like to bomb quite close to the ground.
ITAF_Airone1989 Posted February 18, 2021 Posted February 18, 2021 4 minutes ago, AlexandreCosta said: I am sure it never happened to me in a german plane. And at the time I found out this 5 sec trick, I was using 1 sec delay only. And I like to bomb quite close to the ground. Depend how close.. When you are really low, they don't explode
Mollotin Posted February 18, 2021 Posted February 18, 2021 this happens to german planes also. i have experienced it. (the bomb not exploding if dropped too low alt) did not know about that 5 sec delay feature tho. nice info. will make bombing a tad easier.
AlexandreCosta Posted February 18, 2021 Posted February 18, 2021 Close enough to read road signs as I drop them... just kidding! But I'm sure it is not the same as the americans, russians or british... it can't be
Mollotin Posted February 18, 2021 Posted February 18, 2021 well i havent paid that much attention to it. after it happened to me i just made sure ill drop bombs high enough. therefore has not happened to me lately.
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