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(Starting page for guided bombs, but im still not sure if a own page is needed or changing air-to-ground missiles into air to ground munitions and list the bombs there as well? description of TV or laser stuff is the same after all?)
 
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== Introduction ==
 
== Introduction ==
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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"]].  
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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 ==
 
== Manual ==
  
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The only manualy 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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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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<gallery>
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Fritz X bombing sight.jpg|The bombing sight before dropping the bomb.
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Fritz X bombing sight 2.jpg|The bomb was dropped and guidance commands were used. The sight will shape will change.
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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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</gallery>
  
 
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== TV ==
 
== TV ==
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In War Thunder, television-guided bombs refer to a class of bombs guided by "optical contrast seekers". These bombs have a camera in the nose that transmits a greyscale image to the pilot, allowing them to select and lock onto a high contrast static or moving target. The bomb will guide itself towards the target, leaving the pilot free to manoeuvre the aircraft and evade any anti-air defences. As the camera does not provide any infrared information, it may sometimes be accidentally locked onto high contrast objects in the vicinity of the intended target instead, which can cause a miss if the target subsequently moves away from the area. Television guided bombs are also unable to be used at night and in other low visibility conditions such as adverse weather. Some planes and GBs however have IR or thermal imaging and can be used at night and have better targeting quality. Often an additional targeting pod is needed for this, which will take up one pylon.
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=== TV controls ===
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====Locking target====
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To lock a target go into the bombing view and press ''Lock guided bomb''. If a crosshair appears that confirms a lock and you are sure it locked the right thing press ''drop guided bomb''.
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====CCRP mode====
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''TODO: Explain how to use guided bombs in CCRP mode and add a screenshot gallery explaining the process''
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{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
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! colspan="3" | TV guided bomb controls
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|-
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! Control name
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! Default Keybind <br> (PC keyboard & mouse)
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! Description
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|-
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| Optical Seeker View || ? || Switch to the TV targeting view. It is not necessary to use this, but it has better zoom usually than 3rd person view.
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|-
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| Lock guided bomb || ? || First press: Turn Seeker on. Second press: Try to lock on target.
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|-
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| Drop guided bombs || ? || Drop guided bomb. If no lock is activated it will first turn the seeker and target locking mode on.
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|-
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| Activate Target point || ? || Set target point for CCRP mode. It can also be used to aim the target camera there to have it easier to lock the guided bomb from bombing sight.
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|-
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| Deactivate Target point || ? || If target point is not used always deactivate it to not have the TV camera point there.
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|-
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|}
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<gallery>
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TV seeker view.jpg|thumb|Seeker view. No target is locked.
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TV seeker locked.jpg|thumb|TV seeker view with a locked target. Drop your bomb now if you think your speed and angle are OK.
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</gallery>
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=== List of TV guided missiles ===
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''TODO: find the most meaningful metric for guided bombs instead of TNT mass. Locking ranges are unfortunatly only readable from gamefiles not from UI.''
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{| class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:center"
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! colspan="3" | TV guided missiles
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|-
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! Bomb || Country || TNT Equivalent (kg)
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|-
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| [[AGM-62A Walleye I (505 kg)|AGM-62A Walleye I]] || [[File:USA_flag.png|40px|link=]] || 264.36
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|-
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| [[AGM-62A Walleye I ER (510 kg)|AGM-62A Walleye I ER]] || [[File:USA_flag.png|40px|link=]] || 264.36
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|-
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| [[GBU-8 (2,000 lb)|GBU-8]] || [[File:USA_flag.png|40px|link=]] || 505.75
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|-
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| [[GBU-15(V)1/B (2,000 lb)|GBU-15(V)1/B]] || [[File:USA_flag.png|40px|link=]] || 505.75
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|-
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| [[KAB-500Kr (500 kg)|KAB-500Kr]] || [[File:USSR_flag.png|40px|link=]] || 160
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|-
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|}
  
 
== Laser ==
 
== Laser ==
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=== Laser controls ===
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=== List of laser guided bombs ===
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{| class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:center"
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! colspan="3" | Laser guided missiles
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|-
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! Bomb || Country || TNT Equivalent (kg)
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| [[GBU-16 Paveway II (1,092 lb)|GBU-16 Paveway II]] || [[File:USA_flag.png|40px|link=]] || 272.43
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|-
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| [[GBU-10 Paveway II (957 kg)|GBU-10 Paveway II]] || [[File:USA_flag.png|40px|link=]] || 578.75
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|-
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| [[KAB-50L (50 kg)|KAB-50L]] || [[File:USSR_flag.png|40px|link=]] || ?
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|-
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| [[KAB-500L (500 kg)|KAB-500L]] || [[File:USSR_flag.png|40px|link=]] || 312
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| [[GBU-12 Paveway II (277 kg)|GBU-12 Paveway II]] || [[File:Britain_flag.png|40px|link=]] || 117.59
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|-
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| [[Mk.13 (546 kg)|Mk.13]] || [[File:Britain_flag.png|40px|link=]] || 288
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|-
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| [[GBU-24 Paveway III (2,000 lb)|GBU-24 Paveway III]] || [[File:Britain_flag.png|40px|link=]] || ?
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|-
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| [[GB1000 (1,090 kg)|GB1000]] || [[File:China_flag.png|40px|link=]] || 537.6
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|-
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| [[BGL-400 (400 kg)|BGL-400]] || [[File:France_flag.png|40px|link=]] || 167
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|-
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| [[BGL-1000 (970 kg)|BGL-1000]] || [[File:France_flag.png|40px|link=]] || 500
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|}

Latest revision as of 15:41, 22 October 2024

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

TV

In War Thunder, television-guided bombs refer to a class of bombs guided by "optical contrast seekers". These bombs have a camera in the nose that transmits a greyscale image to the pilot, allowing them to select and lock onto a high contrast static or moving target. The bomb will guide itself towards the target, leaving the pilot free to manoeuvre the aircraft and evade any anti-air defences. As the camera does not provide any infrared information, it may sometimes be accidentally locked onto high contrast objects in the vicinity of the intended target instead, which can cause a miss if the target subsequently moves away from the area. Television guided bombs are also unable to be used at night and in other low visibility conditions such as adverse weather. Some planes and GBs however have IR or thermal imaging and can be used at night and have better targeting quality. Often an additional targeting pod is needed for this, which will take up one pylon.

TV controls

Locking target

To lock a target go into the bombing view and press Lock guided bomb. If a crosshair appears that confirms a lock and you are sure it locked the right thing press drop guided bomb.

CCRP mode

TODO: Explain how to use guided bombs in CCRP mode and add a screenshot gallery explaining the process

TV guided bomb controls
Control name Default Keybind
(PC keyboard & mouse) 		Description
Optical Seeker View  ? Switch to the TV targeting view. It is not necessary to use this, but it has better zoom usually than 3rd person view.
Lock guided bomb  ? First press: Turn Seeker on. Second press: Try to lock on target.
Drop guided bombs  ? Drop guided bomb. If no lock is activated it will first turn the seeker and target locking mode on.
Activate Target point  ? Set target point for CCRP mode. It can also be used to aim the target camera there to have it easier to lock the guided bomb from bombing sight.
Deactivate Target point  ? If target point is not used always deactivate it to not have the TV camera point there.

  • Seeker view. No target is locked.

  • TV seeker view with a locked target. Drop your bomb now if you think your speed and angle are OK.

List of TV guided missiles

TODO: find the most meaningful metric for guided bombs instead of TNT mass. Locking ranges are unfortunatly only readable from gamefiles not from UI.

TV guided missiles
Bomb Country TNT Equivalent (kg)
AGM-62A Walleye I USA flag.png 264.36
AGM-62A Walleye I ER USA flag.png 264.36
GBU-8 USA flag.png 505.75
GBU-15(V)1/B USA flag.png 505.75
KAB-500Kr USSR flag.png 160

Laser

Laser controls

List of laser guided bombs

Laser guided missiles
Bomb Country TNT Equivalent (kg)
GBU-16 Paveway II USA flag.png 272.43
GBU-10 Paveway II USA flag.png 578.75
KAB-50L USSR flag.png  ?
KAB-500L USSR flag.png 312
GBU-12 Paveway II Britain flag.png 117.59
Mk.13 Britain flag.png 288
GBU-24 Paveway III Britain flag.png  ?
GB1000 China flag.png 537.6
BGL-400 France flag.png 167
BGL-1000 France flag.png 500
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