Just checked myself. Dropping a Paveway II from 35k ft (11’000m) just to check there was no wierdness and I scored a direct hit.
2 things though. Firstly the Tpod struggled to even lock on at that range. So a good chance maybe the laser wasnt quite on target and secondly, I could see it being really easy to drop too late. Especially with server desync or some slight lag. Dropping in a test flight is super easy in comparison. Especially as Im not worrying about anything going around me.
If you are lofting as well, then Id say 100% just a timing error. They really really really need to make it so that GBUs can be dropped with automatic release. The bomb is missing the target too much and either beyond the sight of the laser or too far to correct in time.
A second too late and a few degrees off target could mean 10km off target when you factor in alt as well
Id try limiting the loft to 5-10 degrees max. To minimise on the timing errors (if possible dont loft at all and drop from a level flight)
After that, jump into replay after a miss and use the sensor mode to track the bomb. Check you arent releasing a second too late. (easy to do with server lag/desync) and the interface isnt great either for precise timing drops which become exponetially more needed the further away you are dropping from.
If the release was good (angle and timing) and the bomb appears to be tracking to the target correctly and then just stops for whatever reason. Then Id submit a bug report.
Also… Only so far a bomb can move. If the target moves beyond that range, it will miss. The higher you drop. the longer it takes for the bomb to reach the target and the more likely the enemy will move beyond its range.
So basically bomb don’t adjust flight path like it used to now? Because before nerfed i was able to drop from range like 16KM at high ALT against Pantsir and it seem to adjust the flight path wherever laser point for entire flight until it hit (around 40sec)
Now it just fly straight and laser seeker seem to start activate when it very close and try to adjust which often too late and result miss
They recieved a significantly narrower FoV for their seeker (which I think was accurate) as before they gave it double as a bodge for some issue with the CCRP or something.
Without seeing a clip actually in-game or a replay to inspect with the sensor view. I have no idea what is going on
Wait another thing i notice is AGM-65E only can fire 10KM because the range of laser? (It display on screen 10000m) but normal mav can lunch even from 18km
Is that mean laser are actually have 10km range? Further than that laser cannot reach?
Normal mavericks use TV/IR guidance, so they have a longer guidance range.
The range of laser maverick is limited by the laser acquisition range of the seeker.
KAB-50L from Russian UAV can hit targets more than 15km away, so it’s not the laser problem,it’s seeker problem.
Not at this time of night. Besides for something like this I prefer to ask on the forums where others can see the answer rather than just on discord where only a few can see the answer
