Lofting Spice wepons not possible?
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i was trying a training mission and i flew in to the target at about 150 feet above ground as i was going to try and loft the bombs so as i would be as low as possible until i had to be. But i never got the loft cue as you normally do when you are very high. Is it not possible to stay as low as possible and get q that tells you to pull up to say 35 degrees and release the bombs?
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it is not possible due to current code limits. however, SPICE gives you about 1NM of range for each 1Kft. so you can easly launch it from a standoff distance not requiring a loft delivery.
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ok thanks…doesnt really help against a patriot though. as they have what 68KM that they can engage…I was trying to do some low level drops using the jdam 31’s but i just can not seem to get them to come off when i pull up at the loft que. Not sure what im doing wrong, maybe i will do some practice with just low level, level delieveries.
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JDAMs work on loft, no Issues there…
it’s part of the Israeli theater training missions
But of hunting pattriots and SA-10, you better hone your hunting skills with the Delilah.
if you know where the battery is located, it is easier. -
Thanks Uri…I have tried and tried to relive that tutorial of yours but no matter what i do i just can not get the bombs to come off…I have tried putting in 25 for the pull up ive tried 30, 35 lol…i made sure to set it to ripple 2 as i was dropping on two targets. I have pushed the pickle down and held it before i pulled up and ive waited until i pulled up…seems no matter what i do the fall line keeps rising instead of coming back to my FPm…
ive tried doing it at 400KNTs and 540KNTS…just not sure what im doing wrong…
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again JDAM only (doesn’t work on spice).
as you see in the Vid starting 8:30.
as you get the pull up cue, hit full AB. and pull back on the stick to about 4G of pull up. hold the nose on the selected pitch (30-35 is a good number) and wait for the carrot to come down into the DLZ.anyway, as long as you are inside the DLZ, bombs will be released. (regardless of the release cue).
just make sure you press and hold. JDAM data sync and release process takes 1.6 seconds in all of which “release consent” must be given (i.e Pickle down) -
Thanks…i know jdam only, thats all i have been trying with sense you said spice wouldnt. I also had read about the 1.6 second rule and the 3 sec rule when lofting more then one. I have tried 25, 30, 35 degrees lol…I think i got them to come off one time out of maybe 20 tries lol…
i have held the pickle so long that i went from my initial pull up at 200 feet to 15K feet lol…and they never came off…Guess i just have to keep practicing. I am sure its something i am doing wrong, sooner or later i will figure it out. I would go with the Delhila or something but in the ITO theater there damn near on top of you from where i am taking off so not a whole lot of room to work.