Targeting pod without LGB
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Its good for AA in clear weather, but dead weight otherwise I find. Its also got a 7G limit. I would probably run out of pods due to often over Ging / speeding them.
To clarify for the new guys - this is an IRL limit rather than a BMS (maybe will change in the future?).
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To clarify for the new guys - this is an IRL limit rather than a BMS (maybe will change in the future?).
AFAIK it is, but it’s a manual limit so not aware anything would need to change e.g most of the AG loadouts are 5.5G but you can still pull 9Gs if you want to. Have seen comments on F-16 regarding sniper pods coming back after being over G’d in training.
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Most BMS loadout G and speed limits are enforced by (unrealistic) failures and damage.
Im aware that loadout G and speed limits are pilot observed and that the stores config switch does not offer protection from structural damage. I’ve even made that case on these fora before.
5.5G is not very specific though! Most loadouts with wing tanks are limited to 5.5G symmetrical until the tanks are empty, after which they can do 6.5G. They can only do 4.4 asymmetrical until the tanks are dry. Speed limit of 600KIAS or M1.6 was it? Now I want to go look it up again… then you have different limits again for employment, for emergency jettison and for selective jettison. Then you have the RTLs for when you offload some of the stores - limits change after your config does! Lots of extra stuff to remember…
Now Ill have to look it up but I seem to recall there being a dry wing tank config that allowed 9G - might have been just wingtip sidewinders and tanks? It was CAT I but I cant recall the carriage limits otoh.
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If they can make the pod disintegrate and fall off when I pull 9G that would be most useful
I have an entire manual of stores limitations for the CM and many combinations - lets not even go there.
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As Blu3wolf said, the TGP becomes SOI and yes you can slew it too. I always take one up for this reason. Its a very handy tool to have. The difference between LGBs and CBUs is only that the laser needs to be emitting for LGBs, other than that, the exact same thing is going on with the TGP. In both cases, the TGP controls the bomb fall line and steering cues.
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Well no. The LGB obviously will correct if the laser is emitting. You can release with it disarmed though.
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Obviously.
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Most loadouts with wing tanks are limited to 5.5G symmetrical until the tanks are empty, after which they can do 6.5G. They can only do 4.4 asymmetrical until the tanks are dry. Speed limit of 600KIAS or M1.6 was it?
Now Ill have to look it up but I seem to recall there being a dry wing tank config that allowed 9G - might have been just wingtip sidewinders and tanks? It was CAT I but I cant recall the carriage limits otoh.
10.02.27 - wingtip slammers and 2 wing tanks. CAT I and 9G (when dry). 600KIAS/M1.6 carriage airspeed limit, and 5.0G to 5.5G asymmetric when dry. 7.0G to 9.0G when dry otherwise.
I have an entire manual of stores limitations for the CM and many combinations - lets not even go there.
Dont suppose you have one newer than 07 do you? Mine’s a little out of date Im afraid!
If they can make the pod disintegrate and fall off when I pull 9G that would be most useful
That would be overkill IMO. Ideally there would be several damage categories - enough for the debriefing screen to complain at you, then enough for a small chance of failure, and then maybe enough for a large chance at failure.
Maybe stuff with a Gyro could be more susceptible to damage chances when over-Ging, and stuff with a seeker ‘eye’ could be more susceptible to damage chances when overspeeding.
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Dont suppose you have one newer than 07 do you? Mine’s a little out of date Im afraid!
Fraid not
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If the TGP is SOI (you dont need to do any kind of locking), slewing the TGP also slews the CCRP solution. You can use the TGP to drop CBUs quite accurately too.
I tend to bring a TGP for most AG missions, because the limitations that apply to it dont exist in BMS, so there is no down side to bringing one.
I should give that a shot, will do that next week.