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Maul
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 Posted: Jul Mon 18, 2005 10:13 am Post subject: Bombing Altitude
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What altitude do you need to be at when dropping guided/dumb bombs?
Does it vary by unit? I believe that my hornet had to be at low alt to drop 1000 pounders. Does a B-1B lancer need to be at low level for its 2000 pounders?
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SemperFi2382
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Posted: Jul Mon 18, 2005 1:38 pm Post subject: Re: Bombing Altitude
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| Maul wrote: |
What altitude do you need to be at when dropping guided/dumb bombs?
Does it vary by unit? I believe that my hornet had to be at low alt to drop 1000 pounders. Does a B-1B lancer need to be at low level for its 2000 pounders? |
I've dropped from Med Air and I think I've dropped from High as well. However, Medium is confirmed.
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DanielRuoss
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Posted: Jul Mon 18, 2005 2:24 pm Post subject:
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The American B1-b and B-2, the Russian Tu-22M, and Chinese H-6 can all drop from high altitude. I like using them because when at high altitude they are immune from most SAM systems and can gain experience quickly to become real destructive, real quick. The B1-b has such a large ammo capacity that it can achieve S-ranking before having to reload. Plus their long range means you can use them for deep strikes without support tankers.
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SemperFi2382
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Posted: Jul Mon 18, 2005 4:14 pm Post subject:
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| DanielRuoss wrote: |
| The American B1-b and B-2, the Russian Tu-22M, and Chinese H-6 can all drop from high altitude. I like using them because when at high altitude they are immune from most SAM systems and can gain experience quickly to become real destructive, real quick. The B1-b has such a large ammo capacity that it can achieve S-ranking before having to reload. Plus their long range means you can use them for deep strikes without support tankers. |
Yeah, couldn't remember for sure. Though keep in mind that the hefty ground based SAMs like the Patriots are about the only things that have a longer range at higher altitude. Aside from being one of the few SAM systems can fire at that range. 
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irashunal
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Posted: Aug Sun 07, 2005 8:44 am Post subject: how to be sure
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If you are wondering what altitude you can drop your bombs from look in the weapon info screen under 'Range'... at the far right under 'elevation' you'll see a number with up/down arrows... this number tells you how many levels up or down the weapon is effective to use it at...
so if there is a 2 there you know you have to be mid air or lower to attack. I say lower because if you're bombing a vessel then you actually have to fly at Low because vessels are at -1 level.
If you have a 3 then you can attack from High altitude against ground based units and medium vs sea units..
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SemperFi2382
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Posted: Aug Mon 08, 2005 9:45 pm Post subject: Re: how to be sure
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| irashunal wrote: |
If you are wondering what altitude you can drop your bombs from look in the weapon info screen under 'Range'... at the far right under 'elevation' you'll see a number with up/down arrows... this number tells you how many levels up or down the weapon is effective to use it at...
so if there is a 2 there you know you have to be mid air or lower to attack. I say lower because if you're bombing a vessel then you actually have to fly at Low because vessels are at -1 level.
If you have a 3 then you can attack from High altitude against ground based units and medium vs sea units.. |
Ah, that's the screen. It's the same to determine Missle Ranges too. Just keep in mind that each elevation change equals one hex in range.
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