Cluster (105) bomb hit the ground (then explode) what am I missing?

Cluster (105) hit the ground (then explode) what am I missing?

my cluster bombs either hit the ground and explode or don't explode at all, or will not release ..

What am I doing wrong?

I TGP, chk INV, set different heights, CCRP, manual release then .. fail

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did you set tgp soi and set spi on target using it ?

edit: wait does the cbu it self hit the ground with out releasing the bomblets or the bomblets hit the ground? i dont think it should explode either way but never tried that myself.

did you set tgp soi and set spi on target using it ?

yes, know how to do that with all other bombs / maverick

you have to set your HOF ( height of function to 900) in the inventory mfcd screen one the dsms of the 105s so they release the bomblets 900 ft or what ever you want them to open at, i set at 900 and hit every time, covers a large area

Do a search, there are many threads about using the 97/105, or post a track. Otherwise it's just a guessing game.

Sounds like they're working fine. Basically works like this.

1 Bomb drops and opens up to drop parachuted sub munition

2 Submunition gets propelled upward after reaching ground

3 Multiple skeets eject out of sub munition, start spinning around seeking a heavy metal object

4 If found detonate and propel towards armored target

a 20 second video of real thing

Although they're altitude and wind corrected they're not a smart bomb....

Just watch this. I guarantee your problems will be remedied.

You are too low, below 6000, and may be heading down too fast. Drop a few from 12,000' and get the hang of them, they spread way out when released with enough altitude. Watch the bombs drop with F6 View and they pop open and the bomblets spray out - it happens real fast, and then it takes 10s of seconds for the strikes. I like CBU-97's the best.

Watch the bombs drop with F6 View and they pop open and the bomblets spray out - it happens real fast, and then it takes 10s of seconds for the strikes. I like CBU-97's the best.

Aren't the 97/105 submunitions (original question) rather hanging under parachute, than spray out? :huh:

Aren't the 97/105 submunitions (original question) rather hanging under parachute, than spray out? :huh:

A while after bomb release the bomblets go down on parachutes, then the submunition is relased (sprayed out), they twist very fast and explode when found a target.

What am I doing wrong?

You didn't provide a track is what you did wrong. ;)

Seriously, though. How are we supposed to help you? There are so many things that might have gotten wrong, it's going to take a big load of time trying to figure out the exact cause. It's your job to give us something more to work with. :smartass:

Aren't the 97/105 submunitions (original question) rather hanging under parachute, than spray out? :huh:

I'm almost certain that the area covered by the CBU-97 and CBU-105 does not depend on HOF (unlike CBU-87 and CBU-103, which work very differently). In essence, the HOF just determines how long it takes the submunitions to release the skeets, meaning high HOF can cause a lot of wind drift.

 

I'm almost certain that the area covered by the CBU-97 and CBU-105 does not depend on HOF (unlike CBU-87 and CBU-103, which work very differently). In essence, the HOF just determines how long it takes the submunitions to release the skeets, meaning high HOF can cause a lot of wind drift.

I do completely agree on that, came to the same conclusion. Discussed previously somewhere else... :thumbup: