the CBU-55 is a FAE cluster that was used to clear landing zones for helicopters
it had 3 clusters in it and its said that each cluster has the explosive power of a 500lbs GP bomb
so 1 CBU-55 has the same firepower as a stack of 3x 500lbs bombs being released.
it has no CCIP
it uses a basic gun sight without any ballistic compputer
there is one on the old forum
I have sources that say, completely otherwise…
But present yours I guess.
I have all flight manuals of the OV-10, all brochures and im the historic advisor of NovA29 who is making the OV-10 for war thunder
what is your source that the OV-10 has a ballistic computer?
The sources I have listed is in the post…
Not only that, this is the last model, the OV-10D+, which had the ability to use laser guided APKWS (As of operation desert storm), if it can use laser guided munitions, it would be a literal joke it didn’t have CCIP.
the OV-10D still uses the same gunsight that the OV-10A uses, its all manually adjusted with manual depression of the gunsight according to weapon release charts:
the charts look like this:
EDIT:
also Id like to note that no, OV-10D+ is not cleared for APKWS
you would need the OV-10G+ for that
So it essentially doesn’t have a computer, but the FLIR and sight system acts as one?
I defintely would like an AIM-9B during mixed battles.
The configurations I saw online says the model could’ve carried such missiles.
+1 for USA and Israel.
Don’t know if this was posted, but it carried the AIM-9L/M in Desert Storm
I’ve heard enough, put this at 8.3 ARB
In the 90s, Colombia acquired 24 OV-10A Bronco that were later modernized to the OV-10D standard. They played a counterinsurgency role and are legendary in the FAC. They were retired until 2015. I would like to see them in the game in the Israeli TT withthe Colombian Skin.
do they carry AIM-9D’s?
no
the gunsight is manually operated
so the pilot sets it up according to the release charts and fires the rockets like that
like any other rocket armed plane without CCIP
I know, I have the SAC. I was asking them sarcastically if the AH-1 carries AIM-9D (the answer to that is no)
The USMC variants should be able to on the underwing stations.
not the helicopter, I made a typo meant the A1H “skyraider”
