Rhinozherous Posted January 2, 2020 Share Posted January 2, 2020 (edited) Hello! Today I watched another documentary about carrier operations (dont know how many of these I watched so far... a lot... I love it) There is a thing I think about every time. When you see bombs - mk82 for example - you often get a close up view of the bombs and it seems every bomb has its own surface. Sometimes they are very rough with a lot of dents and scratches, sometimes they have a more clean and smooth surface. EDIT - I added a screenshot of what I mean - I "censored" logos of the player with white colour Now I asked myself if they are made out of scrap metal and if they all look different and rough because they are made to explode anyway... so no use for a smooth (and maybe aerodynamic) surface. Anyone with more insight into this topic? Thank you! Edited January 2, 2020 by Rhinozherous Adding picture i7-14700KF 5.6GHz Water Cooled /// ZOTAC RTX 4070 TI Super 16GB /// 32GB RAM DDR5 /// Win11 /// SSDs only DCS - XP12 - MSFS2020 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ghostraider Posted January 2, 2020 Share Posted January 2, 2020 (edited) the first above have a heat/fire protection, thermally protection coating, yellow ring says thats are live ordonance weapons with High explosives 2 yellow Rings for MK 80 Series 3 yellow Rings for BLU-110/11 Mk-82 unprotected / BLU-111 protected MK-83 / BLU-110 MK-84 / BLU-117 Edited January 2, 2020 by Ghostraider [sIGPIC][/sIGPIC]www.49th.de Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rhinozherous Posted January 2, 2020 Author Share Posted January 2, 2020 It is a coating, this makes sense! Thank you for information! i7-14700KF 5.6GHz Water Cooled /// ZOTAC RTX 4070 TI Super 16GB /// 32GB RAM DDR5 /// Win11 /// SSDs only DCS - XP12 - MSFS2020 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JUICE-AWG Posted January 3, 2020 Share Posted January 3, 2020 Bombs are made of Love...Tough Love! "There are only two types of aircraft, Fighters and Targets." Doyle "Wahoo" Nicholson [sIGPIC][/sIGPIC] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
probad Posted January 3, 2020 Share Posted January 3, 2020 ever wonder what they do with avocado skins yeah Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VZ_342 Posted January 3, 2020 Share Posted January 3, 2020 Looks like some are coated with Zimmerit, to prevent bad guys from attaching anti-bomb mines as the bombs approach their positions... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Emu Posted January 3, 2020 Share Posted January 3, 2020 They're made from the belt buckles and fillings of dead terrorists. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
QuiGon Posted January 3, 2020 Share Posted January 3, 2020 ever wonder what they do with avocado skins yeah :lol: Intel i7-12700K @ 8x5GHz+4x3.8GHz + 32 GB DDR5 RAM + Nvidia Geforce RTX 2080 (8 GB VRAM) + M.2 SSD + Windows 10 64Bit DCS Panavia Tornado (IDS) really needs to be a thing! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wizard_03 Posted January 3, 2020 Share Posted January 3, 2020 Put this question in the UFO thread and see what you get. :) DCS F/A-18C :sorcerer: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
javelina1 Posted January 3, 2020 Share Posted January 3, 2020 Put this question in the UFO thread and see what you get. :) ha! indeed! ;) MSI MAG Z790 Carbon, i9-13900k, NH-D15 cooler, 64 GB CL40 6000mhz RAM, MSI RTX4090, Yamaha 5.1 A/V Receiver, 4x 2TB Samsung 980 Pro NVMe, 1x 2TB Samsung 870 EVO SSD, Win 11 Pro, TM Warthog, Virpil WarBRD, MFG Crosswinds, 43" Samsung 4K TV, 21.5 Acer VT touchscreen, TrackIR, Varjo Aero, Wheel Stand Pro Super Warthog, Phanteks Enthoo Pro2 Full Tower Case, Seasonic GX-1200 ATX3 PSU, PointCTRL, Buttkicker 2, K-51 Helicopter Collective Control Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rhinozherous Posted January 3, 2020 Author Share Posted January 3, 2020 Put this question in the UFO thread and see what you get. :) It is already really funny in this thread :) i7-14700KF 5.6GHz Water Cooled /// ZOTAC RTX 4070 TI Super 16GB /// 32GB RAM DDR5 /// Win11 /// SSDs only DCS - XP12 - MSFS2020 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ghostraider Posted January 12, 2020 Share Posted January 12, 2020 PLS stay ontopic ! [sIGPIC][/sIGPIC]www.49th.de Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Falcon Posted January 12, 2020 Share Posted January 12, 2020 (edited) I don't know what kind of material the coating is but for sure that roughness aerodynamically prevents laminar motion and allows turbulent motion, this makes an unguided bomb more stable, it is the same principle as the surface of golf balls Edited January 12, 2020 by The Falcon Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Frederf Posted January 12, 2020 Share Posted January 12, 2020 The material extends the amount of time a bomb in the middle of a fire will take before exploding. It's storage fire safety. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Falcon Posted January 13, 2020 Share Posted January 13, 2020 The material extends the amount of time a bomb in the middle of a fire will take before exploding. It's storage fire safety. But why are some smooth and some not? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ghostraider Posted January 13, 2020 Share Posted January 13, 2020 At Cv`s they are be coated, to have a bigger cook of time in case of fire, on Land they are storage in Bunkers away from any People, on a ship its difficult to storage AMMO [sIGPIC][/sIGPIC]www.49th.de Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rick50 Posted January 13, 2020 Share Posted January 13, 2020 But why are some smooth and some not? lack of moisturizer ? :joystick: Honestly, not sure... but I'm guessing the earlier talk about turbulent instead of laminar is likely the key to dumb bomb accuracy. The newer JDAM types don't care about that as they are guided so maybe those are smoother for less drag/longer standoff... but that's just guessing on my part. I don't think it has anything to do with fragmentation as that's probably formed a different way, maybe on the inside of the casting. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Frederf Posted January 14, 2020 Share Posted January 14, 2020 But why are some smooth and some not? Different materials and fire safety requirements. Aircraft carrier = very important. Airbase with isolated earthwork storage depot = not as important. The F/A-18C fire control computer has separate entries for certain bombs with and without the coating because it changes the ballistics (might just be weight). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Weta43 Posted January 15, 2020 Share Posted January 15, 2020 Hot gasses - lots of hot gas - stored in a form that increases their stability and density. Cheers. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aluminum Donkey Posted January 27, 2020 Share Posted January 27, 2020 Since you're in Austria, they're made of Kabuhm-stoff :) The rough surface on some bombs is a layer of insulation, for bombs that are carried on aircraft carriers. It increases the time needed for the bombs to cook off if there's a fire on the carrier. AD Kit: B550 Aorus Elite AX V2, Ryzen 7 5800X w/ Thermalright Phantom Spirit 120 SE, 2 x 16GB Kingston Fury DDR4 @3600MHz C16, Gigabyte RTX 3070 Windforce 8GB, EVGA SuperNova 750 G2 PSU, HP Omen 32" 2560x1440, Thrustmaster Cougar HOTAS fitted with Leo Bodnar's BU0836A controller. --Flying is the art of throwing yourself at the ground, and having all the rules and regulations get in the way! If man was meant to fly, he would have been born with a lot more money! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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