CBU usage?

[frizstyler]

I’m trying to use CBU’s but the clusters don’t seem to spread and they end up hitting one vehicle only. i have tried both CCIP and CCRP modes. what do i need to do?

[Jambo]

what is you Burst Altitude set to? By default I think its set to 500. Try changing them between 1500-3000 depending on what type of CBU you are using. Also what CBU are you using and for what type of target? this makes a big difference as well.

[Dee-Jay]

Check release altitude
Check “Burst Altitude” setting
Check SuperPak 3 Manual (p.72)

[frizstyler]

i’ve tried all the cbu’s with no luck. is that ASL or AGL altitude?is there a manual on how to use them?

[Dee-Jay]

@frizstyler:

is that ASL or AGL altitude?

Depends on fuze type … but (IIRC) in BMS, it is always MSL. (Not sure … if not, it is AGL. Just try.)

[Moort]

iirc all the common cbu fuses had radar altimeter in falcon too and they would burst according to agl not asl.

[frizstyler]

thanks! it worked

[Justice]

sooo….agl ba is correct not msl?

[starfuryth]

For BMS, yes, that is correct. No idea if that’s right for the actual jet, though.

[eurybaric]

@starfuryth:

For BMS, yes, that is correct. No idea if that’s right for the actual jet, though.

I feel it would be a little counterintuitive if it was MSL. I mean imagine going after TOO in mountainous terrain.

[thereisnotime]

if you have a column, you want to put your ripple distance at about 450 feet, and your burst altitude at about 1200 for maximum effect on target.

[PlayLoud]

I totally read this topic as CPU usage.

[M79]

@Moort:

iirc all the common cbu fuses had radar altimeter in falcon too and they would burst according to agl not asl.

I got problem but only with rockeyes. Other cluster munitions seems to works fine but these just hit ground without triggering in Jugoslavia mountains with ad:2 and ba:2800. Target was at 3500 ft above sea level and I dropped those from 14000ft.
With other clusters I can set ba to 500ft and those still explode no matter of target height from sea.