Information Request: F-15E AGM-130A max employment speed

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On the F-111F it’s AGM-130A max drop speed is mach 1.4.

On the F-15E it’s AGM-130A max drop speed is mach 1.0.

It’s clear that different aircraft have varying restrictions, even when using the same weaponry, and that’s not my primary concern here.

I’m curious about the source that indicates the AGM-130A’s max drop speed is Mach 1.0 for the F-15E. If no source is available, does that suggest that the max drop speed for the AGM-130A on the F-111F might be incorrect, or is it the other way around?

Another question I have is the max release speed of bombs in general. Isn’t bombs (no matter what specifications) max release speed mach 1.0? I think there was a bug report made on it and the devs said that it’s a blanket stat. However some bombs don’t have this such as the walleye and Grom 2s.

Did something change?

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Probably juat a gaijin
Since GBU-15 must have mach 1.4 limit, probably AGM-130(GBU-15 withh booster) would have the same

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The JDAM employment limit is supposed to be Mach 1.3, but apparently GAIJIN refused to accept such a modern report.

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Yeah, I wish Gaijin can give us a clear stance on the max employment speed of bombs. At lease they accepted a bug report on the GBU-15 (Community Bug Reporting System) which is nice.

Also, I looked through the F-15E manual and I can’t seem to find the max employment speed of the AGM-130, so I’m curious if the mach 1 release speed is a placeholder.

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Im not sure if theres any information about AGM-130 in manual at all

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The AGM-130 is mentioned in the station loading page but that’s pretty much it.
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Maybe then theres written smth about it launch limite(maybe would be like “same as GBU-15”

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As a general rule of thumb, in game if its rocket powered, it has a higher release speed. (AGM-130, PGM. AGM-65, etc) if it doesnt (like a bomb or GBU) then it has a release speed of Mach 1.01 with a few exceptions like the PW4.

So probably just submit a bug report for the incorrect drop speed on the F-15E citing the F-111F has a different release speed?

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Yeah, that might be the best option.

I made one earlier but it was poorly worded: Community Bug Reporting System

Another person made one similar to this issue however was denied because similar weapon doesn’t mean the same employment speed. Community Bug Reporting System

By chance do you know if Gaijin released an article, statement, or of that sorts regarding this? I have a feeling it’ll get denied because there’s no available documentation on this.

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Either my pdf reader isn’t scanning/finding the words correctly, or it isn’t there. I think the next best thing is to look for test reports stating the F-15E releasing the AGM-130 while going supersonic, though I can’t seem to find one.

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No official statement that I can recall but there are snippets

in response to changes for the miarges in

and I cant find the post for the Tornado. But I think that is the general rule of thumb for most aircraft where exact figures arent available

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Maybe this source might work because it’s referring to the GBU-15’s limitations as a whole but it could very well be referring to the weather and scenario (chance of collateral damage) limitations

edit: forgot to provide the source: https://media.defense.gov/2017/Dec/28/2001861678/-1/-1/0/T_0045_KOSAN_AIR_FORCE_PRECISION.PDF