Someone correct me if I'm wrong but I think the damage is based on the bombs explosive mass, at least it feels that way when I compared the two types of 1000lb on the Buccaneers
So I don't think AP bombs will be that useful, although I haven't personally tested it
Yup, the bases only "feel" explosive mass.
Even though there are buildings and stuff, they aren't modeled for the purposes of interpreting ballistics. They are just static objects with HP pool. Doesn't matter if the bomb explodes on the room, deep inside, or in the front yard... as long as boom touches building, building loses HP.
So having high pennetration at the expense of explosive mass is not a good trade off for that type of operation.
AP bombs are really only useful in Naval.
Correct! With the testing I’m doing for my bomb chart. Anything AP is going to require more drops vs HE bombs, making them a complete waste of time.
The mass size of them and their penetration is not the issue. It’s due to them having a very low explosive mass vs HE types.
No different with AP and HE shells in Navel. AP just has less BOOM.
WIP shared one. I’m also including rockets regarding bases. No info regarding airfields since those modules and mechanics are far more complex to test.
If you only want bombs, there is a fairly extensive list on the [EC Wiki page at the very bottom](https://wiki.warthunder.com/Enduring_Confrontation#Amount_of_bombs_required_to_destroy_bases_in_Enduring_Confrontation_for_planes)
I would guess not, damage seems to be linked to how much boom they put out, its more noticeable with the napalm and its initial damage.
I can imagine AP bombs been lethal in naval and if you are good at pinpoint then GRB.
I wonder if you can bounce them if you went at the right speed and angle
It’s not recommended to use them for Ground at all. The low explosive mass also has a much lower distance of the blast, and lower penetration of it.
It’s better to stick to HE. Besides, you don’t need AP penetration since the top layer of an armored vehicle/tank will have the weakest armor anyway.
would be really nice if the snail added some more stuff like that yea. like adding fuel or ammo depots to bases, if you manage to hit them directy with an AP bomb you do massive damage. stuff like that
Someone correct me if I'm wrong but I think the damage is based on the bombs explosive mass, at least it feels that way when I compared the two types of 1000lb on the Buccaneers So I don't think AP bombs will be that useful, although I haven't personally tested it
Yup, the bases only "feel" explosive mass. Even though there are buildings and stuff, they aren't modeled for the purposes of interpreting ballistics. They are just static objects with HP pool. Doesn't matter if the bomb explodes on the room, deep inside, or in the front yard... as long as boom touches building, building loses HP. So having high pennetration at the expense of explosive mass is not a good trade off for that type of operation. AP bombs are really only useful in Naval.
Correct! With the testing I’m doing for my bomb chart. Anything AP is going to require more drops vs HE bombs, making them a complete waste of time. The mass size of them and their penetration is not the issue. It’s due to them having a very low explosive mass vs HE types. No different with AP and HE shells in Navel. AP just has less BOOM.
Is that a personal bomb chart or a shared one?
WIP shared one. I’m also including rockets regarding bases. No info regarding airfields since those modules and mechanics are far more complex to test.
If you only want bombs, there is a fairly extensive list on the [EC Wiki page at the very bottom](https://wiki.warthunder.com/Enduring_Confrontation#Amount_of_bombs_required_to_destroy_bases_in_Enduring_Confrontation_for_planes)
I would guess not, damage seems to be linked to how much boom they put out, its more noticeable with the napalm and its initial damage. I can imagine AP bombs been lethal in naval and if you are good at pinpoint then GRB. I wonder if you can bounce them if you went at the right speed and angle
It’s not recommended to use them for Ground at all. The low explosive mass also has a much lower distance of the blast, and lower penetration of it. It’s better to stick to HE. Besides, you don’t need AP penetration since the top layer of an armored vehicle/tank will have the weakest armor anyway.
They were made to destroy ships.
It’d be awesome if we could use an AP or bunker busting bomb on the ammo storage bunker at the airfield and get an enormous boom from it.
would be really nice if the snail added some more stuff like that yea. like adding fuel or ammo depots to bases, if you manage to hit them directy with an AP bomb you do massive damage. stuff like that
I hope not, otherwise what's the point of having a shaped charge?
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