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Cluster bombs; Frag, IB, SMs...

Hey Shessi,

Yeah that is the smaller SBC with 90 x 4 lb IBs or 6 to 8 x 30lb IBs. Used with the Hampdens, Blenheims, Stirlings and Halifaxes. It would have been around 1.8m long give or take.

There was also a 500lb contained 106 x 4lb IBs or 12 x 30lb IBs. A 750lb with 158 x 4lb IBs. Along with the 1000lb containing 235(236) x 4lb IBs or 24 x 30lb IBs.

O think your IBs might be in backwards. but don't quote me. In the pics I have its hard to tell.
 
Be careful BH you're becoming an incendiary 'spotter'...ha ha! ;)

TBH unless you have your viewpoint under the ac at the point of release, even a short distance away you're not going to see much detail.


Cheers

Shessi
 
Mark, to be honest I wouldn't mind if the SBC containers weren't even represented at all, especially if it saves devoting another hardpoint mount to depict them.

How often do we open up the bomb bay & look up at the payload? You couldn't even do that for AI flights. It might be easier to paint a single bitmap of the bomber's bomb bay "roof" to show it "filled" with SBCs, even if that was a weapon bgl, & used up a single mount.

By far the most common SBC seems to have been the 250lb SBc, carrying 90 x 4lb incendiaries.

Thinking about the poly count, surely using the techniques for faking 3D trees is the only way forwards.
 
I'm looking at this again. I keep coming back to this and I think I have an Idea. It will combine a lot of the above techniques. It should only take up 4 hardpoints if I do it correctly.

for now I have the AN M41 20lb cluster bombs modeled. I just have to do the textures and make the mount.
 
M41 Frag Bomb Cluster pack

Well the M41 cluster pack is finished. I have it on Allen's P47N and it work well.

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There are 20 bombs per side. They drop in small groups. All weight is accounted for. There are 2 pylons one green and the other light gray/silver. I might have to darken it a bit.

I'll do one for the P-51. These will have only 12 per side. I'll also do the 6 pack for the TBF. They were used in Korea and Vietnam. If I can get some pics I'll make up the packs and mounts.
 

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John,
Check your email,

Clusters for Vietnam

Hope the pics came out, let me know if you need a resend.

Dave
 
Blood_Hawk23 said:
got the pics. I'll see what I can do.
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OK Dude,
I can not wait to add your Vietnam contributions to your Page at the FFS,

Many avoid the Vietnam project because of the required downloads,
But it may be of interest to the few, the proud and those who served
in the Forgotten war.

Your work is much appreciated by all,

Dave
 
Doing some more work on the Cluster bombs and Bomb dispencers. I've made up a set of invisible bombs with different damage amounts.They will help with the Spread effect.

Dave,
Still looking into the CBU's. not an easy one to model because of the fins. It will have the same issue as the Snake eyes. I can do the closed version of the Rockeyes easy enough.

What is already out there?

I have the modern US weapon pack. are there any others?

I'll keep you posted.
 
John,

So Long as we can mount them on the plane and get the same result,
who really cares about the fins...can't see em when you drop em anyway.

Thank you for your efforts,

Dave
 
Do the napalm effects replace one of the bomb effects?

I'm going back to my SBCs and I think I have an Idea.

Also does the bomb blasts show up in night bombing. I forget?
 
Yes, that is what I was referencing to. The problem with that is it reqires multiple models just for the drop. add in the cluster effect and you quickly go over the 24 hardpoints.
 
Blood_Hawk23 said:
The problem with that is it reqires multiple models just for the drop. add in the cluster effect and you quickly go over the 24 hardpoints.
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If you push a little further the concept of the "triple-bomb" object Jacobson made, you can imagine a weapon object that would look like your full load of bombs. Then, this would only use a single hardpoint to show them all. Of course, if you want multiple payload options you will have to built several different objects.
 
I've been looking into this yet again. I have to finish up the first pack of the m41 clusters. Time to start finishing these old projects.
 
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