Dumb Question

[jufinace20]

Dear All,

How do I make some fast mover to drop its ordnance (dumb bombs) at a given location irrespective of any enemy units being there?

Thanks

[Tomcat84]

Good question. I'm not sure if it's possible. I tried with an F-16 loaded with Mk82s to do a Bearing Only attack (Ctrl F1) but it says weapon is not BOL capable.

Not sure how else it would be possible.

[Maromak]

Hi. Command does not have this function although it has previously been discussed.

[jufinace20]

Thanks,

Its a real pity because dumb bombs need dumb targeting.
I also tried the BOL command, targeting vector appears, but no consistent behavior on the Mk82 usage...

[mikmykWS]

Dumb bombs are not guided weapons in the game and do suffer the appropriate CEP penalties. Take a look at the game log.

Why do you want to drop them on anything but a target?

Mike

[Jakob Wedman]

jufinace20 has a point. If you suspects that there is targets you could drop some dumb bombs. Would it be possible to use RP:s as targets?

[Dimitris]

Quite difficult. It would be easier to allow unguided weapons to be "BOL"-fired on the point the player clicks on the map.

[jufinace20]

I would find such a solution quite acceptable. For CW scenarios (e.g. Vietnam) the enemy is very elusive during the game. Imagine a Arc Light raid, the buffers will never perceive a VC unit unless you plant a spotter under their noses, and even so I would bet that they wont attack it reliably. But I will have to check...

[jufinace20]

The problem is about the bomber dropping the bombs at all. No one care about precision. The guys back in DC only want statistics, effectiveness is not a subject. Zeitgeist & Rand Corp.[8D]

[ComDev]

Dropping weapons on a coordinate is currently not possible but is planned for the Advanced Strike Mission Editor [8D]