i get curious and just tried this in custom battle with av-8a, toggled on didnt drop bombs at selected base automatically… however when toggled off it disables “bomb release permission” and let me drop bombs anywhere
I used select mission target, weapon selector and ripple quantity …
it supposed to work that way or it should automatically release bombs when i fly over a base?
With automatic release selected it will drop bombs at the correct time to hit the base. But you have to have the right base selected and to actually fly over the base
Disabling automatic release means that you are responsible for releasing the bomb at the correct time using the cues given, but this does mean you can drop the bomb whenever. Even if you are no where near the selected base
it didnt drop, still have to “pull the trigger”
maybe it collides with weapon selector?
both conditions met, usual way works like charm (select mission target, align with marked base, select bombs and quantity, fly over base holding trigger and when timer goes bombs drop)
toggling automatic release just dont working for me and this plane, maybe im doing something wrong
No, you still need to give the ballistics computer permission to release the bomb at the correct time. You do that by pressing and holding the fire key.
That is the issue with some aircraft, you dont have the necessary HUD to know what base you have selected. So you may be better off manually selecting a target instead of going through the preset selection.
I’ve not flown any of the Skyhawks yet, but can jump into a test flight later this evening for some of them and have a play, see if I can see
What Im using Righ now with the Skyhawk, is using one AGM-62A as targeting pod. Sometimes I do destroy the base, but get so much trouble targeting the plane correctly that I ratter just dive bomb oin the way back :/