Help with ip bombing

[ivo]

Hi I have see this video:

 

Thank to the mythical Grimm Reapers and Jabbers.

 

But my english is very poor, and ask you if is possible explain to me step by step the computer setting.

 

bye

[QuiGon]

Can't give a step by step explanation out of my head, but the RIO basically needs to enter the IP-Waypoint (coordinates and elevation) and then use the IP-To-Tgt adress on the CAP to enter heading (or bearing?), distance (in nautical miles IIRC) and elevation difference from IP to the target.

Then the pilot needs to designate the IP, just like he designates the target in CCRP mode and the system should then guide him to the target just like in CCRP mode.

 

The manual is indeed missing a HowTo explanation of IP-bombing. Without the jabbers video I would not know how it works, as the manual only briefly mentions that this mode exists, but not how it has to be used... :(

[Spiceman]

Maybe this one?

 

[ivo]

Thank to all, I have done ( believe ) but what it is for ? I thought it was useful for bombing in automatic mode over the targhet as I fly over the cloud without see the targhet...but nothing happened...

 

bye

[Spiceman]

It is there because the F-14 was a purely visual platform, prior to the LANTIRN. Because of that, finding targets is a challenge. Especially small ones. CMPTR IP allows you to find small targets, based on their relative location to a big one. Finding a hut in the middle of a jungle is tough, but if you know its bearing, range and altitude relative to a dam, say, CMPTR IP allows you to simply have to find the dam, then after you designate it, you’ll have the hud diamond jump to the hut in the jungle.

 

Bottom line.... in the Tomcat, if you want to bomb, you’re always going to have to visually designate *something*. There’s no getting around it. There’s no bombing from above the clouds in a Tomcat.

Edited March 6, 2020 by Spiceman

[QuiGon]

IP-Bombing is also great for toss/loft bombing, where you overfly and designate an IP, and then the computer gets you into position to loft the bombs onto the target, which can even be located behind a ridge. That way you don't have to overfly the target and can just loft the bombs over the ridge without crossing the ridge yourself. I like to bomb Khasab AB on the Persian Gulf that way, comming in from the east and then loft the bombs across the ridge onto the airbase, while staying in cover behind the ridge.

[ivo]

IP-Bombing is also great for toss/loft bombing, where you overfly and designate an IP, and then the computer gets you into position to loft the bombs onto the target, which can even be located behind a ridge. That way you don't have to overfly the target and can just loft the bombs over the ridge without crossing the ridge yourself. I like to bomb Khasab AB on the Persian Gulf that way, comming in from the east and then loft the bombs across the ridge onto the airbase, while staying in cover behind the ridge.

 

Thank a lot, could you esplain me how to do, I can set the lat N and long E for IP then I set bearing range and altitude for targhet before I set computer targhet, fuze nose tail, select the righr bomb on the drumm and arm its

the I on the seat pilot set master arm on and mode A/G but the diamond doesn't lock in automatic the targhet.

 

bye also thank to Spiceman.

Edited March 6, 2020 by ivo

[QuiGon]

I set computer targhet

You need to set computer IP mode on the A-G mode selector in the rear cockpit for the entire attack run!

Then as a pilot you should get the vertical line with the target designator diamond which you can move up or down using the VSL HIGH/LOW switch. Move it over the IP position and use PAL to designate it. The vertical line should then move to the actual target heading.

Edited March 6, 2020 by QuiGon

[ivo]

You need to be in computer IP mode on the A-G mode selector in the rear cockpit during the entire attack run!

Then as a pilot you should get the vertical line with the target designator diamond which you can move up or down using the VSL HIGH/LOW switch. Move it over the IP position and use PAL to designate it. The vertical line should then move to the actual target heading.

 

Thank this evening will try, and let you know bye

[ivo]

QuiGon says:

Move it over the IP position and use PAL to designate it. The vertical line should then move to the actual target heading.

But nothing the diamond doesn't lock the near targhet. ( I have set the targhet at 5.080 nm from IP ) Range RA 5.080

where I wrong ?

 

bye