Bug or not?

[6./ZG26_Loke]

That a 500kg bomb goes straight through a destroyer, without detonating, is that counting for a bug?

[Beazil]

Is it at all possible that you missed?  Just putting it out there.  I know skip bombing I can miss by accidently skipping over the ship if I drop at the wrong time.

[6./ZG26_Loke]

Believe these screenies explain it very well.

[IckyATLAS]

There was a puff of smoke on the structure where the bomb went through, which means that the ship structure recorded the hit.

Unfortunately the bomb didn't feel any impact as the steel plates where probably too thin, and the rest is just fabric which does not oppose any resistance, so it continued flying straight in the sea.

The contact fuse was also probably rusted by the sea salty air and needed a stronger impact force.

As you imagine this is pure speculation ?. Nice pictures anyway.

[Art-J]

Yeah, I'd hazard a guess damage model of ships in this sim is somewhat simplified and unless you hit the hull itself,or maybe a tower, the bomb will not explode. More testing is necessary to confirm, though.

[6./ZG26_Loke]

Don't think I can hit it exactly there again ?

[40plus]

What delay did you have you fuse set at?

[VBF-12_Stick-95]

2 hours ago, 40plus said:

What delay did you have you fuse set at?

 

This. ^       Low level should be 5 sec.  It passed through so even with 5 sec it would have exploded away from ship, maybe causing some damage.

 

Edited October 4, 2021 by VBF-12_Stick-95

[6./ZG26_Loke]

5 hours ago, 40plus said:

What delay did you have you fuse set at?

5 Sec.
No problem with that before on ships.