How do i bomb ships,and other questions regarding A20 bombs

[jokash]

I'm playing "Havocs over Kuban" and 2nd mission is shipping attack. I haven't seen any of my bombs detonate (did they sink)? I have them on 1 second timer (250kg)...do they need to be on contact or do they have to land exactly on the ship (target ships are schnellbots and landing barges).Also it says i have 8 100kg FAB's but i wasn't able to throw them (nor could i open the bomb bay door to see if they are inside)?.

[BaglanBoy]

It may be an altitude issue, if dropped too low they may not have time to arm ,   bomb bay doors should open with the default key = N

[ACG_Bobo]

Keep at it, yur doing fine

[jokash]

7 hours ago, BaglanBoy said:

It may be an altitude issue, if dropped too low they may not have time to arm ,   bomb bay doors should open with the default key = N

Im pressing my bomb bay doors open key(Lshft + b) but it wont open,but from bombardier view i can open them on the thingy.

 

I even asked AI how do i bomb ships and he said low altitude with 1 second delay (he was pretty accurate with other things in game like the upper cowl flaps on the A20).

[Plurp]

22 hours ago, jokash said:

I'm playing "Havocs over Kuban" and 2nd mission is shipping attack. I haven't seen any of my bombs detonate (did they sink)? I have them on 1 second timer (250kg)...do they need to be on contact or do they have to land exactly on the ship (target ships are schnellbots and landing barges).Also it says i have 8 100kg FAB's but i wasn't able to throw them (nor could i open the bomb bay door to see if they are inside)?.

Try changing your key binding to bomb bay doors toggle.

 

For allied bombers, use a 5 sec delay.

Edited November 11 by Plurp

[AEthelraedUnraed]

On 11/11/2025 at 1:07 PM, jokash said:

I even asked AI how do i bomb ships and he said low altitude with 1 second delay (he was pretty accurate with other things in game like the upper cowl flaps on the A20).

A 1 second delay is much too short. Never trust AI.

 

RAF fighter-bombers historically used 3s fuses so I expect they used something similar for low-level Boston raids. Even with a 3s fuse, your bombs might fail if you go too low so a 5s fuse is better.

[jokash]

YEEEE!!! Iv done it with 3 sec timer...though the doors still wont open normally,i have to open them through bombsight.