cannot reproduce 500lb Bomb damage against cargo ships

[handqual]

Hi All, I have a question about anti ship strikes. I am writing a mission scenario for the A10CII that requires some escorted cargo ships to be sunk. In a few test flights a direct hit from a 2000lb (GBU-10) bomb destroys them completely, a Maverick causes 54% damage to the cargo ship and 19% to the bulker but a direct hit by a 500lb bomb (GBU-12 or LJDAM) causes no damage at all to either of them.  Is this a bug? It just doesn't seem right.

Edited June 26, 2024 by handqual

[Flappie]

I cannot reproduce your issue.

Please attach a short DCS track.

GBU-12vsCargoShip.trk

[handqual]

Hi Flappie, thanks for getting back to me. I can confirm that this is a classic case of PICNIC (Problem In Chair, Not In Computer) . When I ran a test similar to yours above they do indeed do some damage but perhaps not as much as I would expect. The gun on the A10 is more effective than 500lb bombs it seems! Thanks again.

Edited June 26, 2024 by handqual