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AceHault

Apr 15, 2018 @ 3:00pm

How to drop bombs using fighters?

I always get bombed with such an acuracy that it scares me, people drop bombs 1 meter away from me in fighters, how do i do that? just eye ball it? or theres some technique?

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Originally posted by Mobscene:

Point your nose at your target. When you release a bomb it keeps going "mostly" forward with you. Be sure to drop it soon enough you can still pull up in time.

Each plane is different, so know/learn how soon you need to pull up. The farther you are from your target the earlier you have to drop your bomb as gravity will start to pull it down more.

Some planes are good for dive bombing, which makes it easy to hit stationary targets, like the Ju's. Just fly straight down at them, drop your bomb, and pull up. Other planes can't pull out of even shallow dives very well, like the D-13.

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Mobscene

Apr 15, 2018 @ 3:44pm

Zalzany

Apr 15, 2018 @ 4:16pm

Yeah that is the catch liek the ju-87 has a big bomb but it has a catapult if you watch it in 3rd person it will throw the bomb away from the front of the plane to not hit itself or the landing gear. Takes a little getting use to, and the wing bombs just drop naturally off wings so I got remeber big bomb diffrent from wing bombs every time i use it in tank RB

But its quite literaly just practice with the plane over and over again. You could try test flights and practice droping bombs if you want and try to pick a spot to hit and use C to look abck and see if it was even close or hold SPACEBAR to watch the bomb fall to get a better look at how it drops it first hand

Last edited by Zalzany; Apr 15, 2018 @ 4:17pm

RAM AIR IV has War Thunder

Apr 15, 2018 @ 6:41pm

Is this AB or RB?

Zalzany

Apr 15, 2018 @ 7:14pm

Originally posted by RAM AIR IV:
Is this AB or RB?

Has to be RB Ab you get arcade bomb sites in game

ResistiveCheck69 has War Thunder

Feb 1, 2021 @ 4:23am

Guys wanna lemme know which button can drop bombs in a pc?

luZk

Feb 1, 2021 @ 5:21am

You want to your dive to be in a 45 degree angle, for some planes there is a slight delay so keep the angle for 0.5-1 sec after releasing. (I am looking at you stuka)

Last edited by luZk; Feb 1, 2021 @ 5:22am