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The only manually guided bomb in the game is the German [[PC 1400 X (1,400 kg)]]. When used with the bombing sight it will get a additional guidance lines which tell you area in which the bomb will hit. Once dropped the bomb sight will lock onto the point. When commanding and while the bomb descends this area will shrink in size and finally turn into a crosshair. You need to make rather big correction commands as opposed to commanding missiles where usually small corrections are good enough. | The only manually guided bomb in the game is the German [[PC 1400 X (1,400 kg)]]. When used with the bombing sight it will get a additional guidance lines which tell you area in which the bomb will hit. Once dropped the bomb sight will lock onto the point. When commanding and while the bomb descends this area will shrink in size and finally turn into a crosshair. You need to make rather big correction commands as opposed to commanding missiles where usually small corrections are good enough. | ||
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| + | Fritz X bombing sight.jpg|The bombing sight before dropping the bomb. | ||
| + | Fritz X bombing sight 2.jpg|The bomb was dropped and guidance commands were used. The sight will shape will change. | ||
| + | Fritz X bombing sight 3.jpg|The closer the bomb gets to the ground the smaller the rectangle gets. Here you have no more chance of guiding it into the actual target, because it is outside of the rectangle. | ||
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Revision as of 17:00, 24 September 2024
Contents
Introduction
Guided bombs were introduced with the PC 1400 X (1,400 kg), a German manually-guided gliding bomb. It was introduced in Update 1.77 "Advancing Storm".
Manual
The only manually guided bomb in the game is the German PC 1400 X (1,400 kg). When used with the bombing sight it will get a additional guidance lines which tell you area in which the bomb will hit. Once dropped the bomb sight will lock onto the point. When commanding and while the bomb descends this area will shrink in size and finally turn into a crosshair. You need to make rather big correction commands as opposed to commanding missiles where usually small corrections are good enough.
The bombing sight before dropping the bomb.
The bomb was dropped and guidance commands were used. The sight will shape will change.
The closer the bomb gets to the ground the smaller the rectangle gets. Here you have no more chance of guiding it into the actual target, because it is outside of the rectangle.
| Command guided bomb controls | ||
|---|---|---|
| Control name | Default Keybind (PC keyboard & mouse) |
Description |
| Yaw axis for aim weapons | ⇧ Shift+A / ⇧ Shift+D | Keys to control the yaw (side to side) movement of the bomb |
| Pitch axis for aim weapons | ⇧ Shift+W / ⇧ Shift+S | Keys to control the pitch (up and down) movement of the bomb |
| Drop guided bomb | Space | Drop the command guided bomb |
