My problems with gbu 12

First of all, I don’t know if I opened the topic in the right category, I apologize if I opened the wrong topic. I was testing the Av8b NA aircraft before entering the simulator battle and I was going to shoot the GBU 12 with the laser, my laser was open, I locked on to the target, but the ammunition did not go to the right place. I do not have such a problem with the GBU-38 JDAM. Also, before dropping the ammunition, a green bar appears on the y-axis only in the 3rd person camera and the ammunition does not go properly until this bar disappears. Since I cannot play in the 3rd person when I enter the simulator battle, how do I understand that I should drop the ammunition at the right time? There is no indication on the HUD screen or on the optical camera. Please help. I wrote this text through translate, if there is a spelling mistake, please do not hesitate to correct it, thank you

You will need to switch the cockpit sight mode to “bomb (auto)”. This should give you the necessary HUD Symbology to tell you when to drop (this mode will only be accessible after creating a CCRP target point or by setting a target with the targeting pod)

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This will change your HUD to look like this:

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When that horizontal line disappears. press your bomb drop key

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First of all, thank you for the video explanation. So why does that green stud come out? Is it for locking on to the target with gnss or laser? Also, how can I hit the base with this ammunition?

That horizontal line is just a countdown. It’s the same interface for dropping any bomb using CCRP

Exact same principle for anything you want to drop bombs onto