Bombing Tanks, AA, etc.

[Operation_Jones]

Can someone give me just a quick explaination of how to target ground units?

I can never seem to release the bombs at the right time and I always miss.

[El_Vikingo]

Dive bomb'em.

[Falkun]

Bombs are a bit tricky. I find that the best way to drop them, is a near vertical dive from about 1500-2000m at full speed, with your main target sites on your target. This tactic will also work with guided missiles...it even seems to make them a bit more accurate.

[CAS_117]

This is the only time I would reccomend playing vanilla to someone, but there are not enough maps with aircraft to get a significant amount of practice. The jets in VBF2 all have unguided bombs, so getting the hang of it there will help a lot. The crossover back to pr is nothing hard.

[kristofer]

There is a 'knack' for dropping bombs which you can only get from experience. But I would still imagine that dive bombing still works unless the physics for the bomb has been changed.

[Pvt.Cabbage]

In BF2v , i use the top end of the 'Line' at the bottom of the HUD when the bomb is selected, still need skill though but it works most of the time when i tried in SP.

[turnpipe]

The bomb do not arm untill it falls 500 meters right?

[PlatinumA1]

the bomb jjust needs enough time to arm...

[Cascyth]

The bomb do not arm untill it falls 500 meters right?

that's right

it's useless without a laser designated target, so make sure you have somebody to do it for you - you'll hear a voice report when you have a 'lock on target' and only then release your bomb

(mods, could you please delete/modify previous posts regarding former releases as they might confuse some pilots eg. the ones about dive bombing)

[CodeC.Seven]

Bombs, Usefull only to take out the runway or randomly dropping to scare the shit out of enemy troops.

But ^
Play vanilla.. Oh god...I cant belive i said that..

Hell no... This god damn bombs are awesome... i took out a half mec team with one bomb...

they wer fighting in North/South bunker in the middle of it... Once our commander said to me we are not able to handle it anymore... So i said just gimme a target and i will come in... He gave me target i was at arround 1000 than i heart the log on and after that i released the bomb... Comander said it looked awesome the half Mec team (16-20 players) were dead because of one bomb..

[burghUK]

alot of people don't know anything about their aircraft in pr anymore , but alot still insist on flying because they can 'fly good in bf2'. Bombing does work but requires alot of practice and probably a joystick and good knowledge of your aircrafts capabilities.

[CodeC.Seven]

i only use the bombs against AA´s or a Firebase/Bunker...

For the tanks i use my Gau... One full shoot of the Gau will destroy everything...

Laser missles: For 2-3 tanks which stay near together... Set a Laser in the middle of and both will be down and the third one will be damaged... Fly in again and destroy him with the Gau... I mostly use Laser Missles against Bunkers or Firebases inside the Kashan Bunker area.

[aperson444]

How do you know how far away from something you are?

[Cascyth]

@aperson444

by using a combination of horizontal and vertical distances
(horizontal can be viewed by placing an attack marker on the target, vertical is your altitude)

[Rambo Hunter]

@aperson444

by using a combination of horizontal and vertical distances
(horizontal can be viewed by placing an attack marker on the target, vertical is your altitude)

Yep, just learn how to do Pythagorean theorems in your head and you're all set.

[M_Striker]

that's right

it's useless without a laser designated target, so make sure you have somebody to do it for you - you'll hear a voice report when you have a 'lock on target' and only then release your bomb

(mods, could you please delete/modify previous posts regarding former releases as they might confuse some pilots eg. the ones about dive bombing)

There are plenty of times where ive dropped a bomb over a CP being captured and i've gotten many kills.

[Waaah_Wah]

that's right

it's useless without a laser designated target, so make sure you have somebody to do it for you - you'll hear a voice report when you have a 'lock on target' and only then release your bomb

Errrr... I dont think i've ever waited for that and i always hit my targets with LGB's. Just dive on the CAS/attack marker and drop bombs when your at 700-1000 or so. Dont even need to see the square marker.

[SuperTimo]

basically you dont have to be in a dive or anything if they are lazered and i never drop bombs with out a lazed target. What i do is simply go about 700m then look at my mini map for the SL who called the target, lets say its at coal mine on qinling, ill look at my mini map until the Vision lines on the minimap (that show you which direction you are looking) ae almost near the coal mine then i drop flares, and drop the bomb, shortly after if you have got it right you will hear "im locked on him" and then check your score, if you have hit it will have gone up, you will get the kills within the next minute

[TheOak82]

basically you dont have to be in a dive or anything if they are lazered and i never drop bombs with out a lazed target. What i do is simply go about 700m then look at my mini map for the SL who called the target, lets say its at coal mine on qinling, ill look at my mini map until the Vision lines on the minimap (that show you which direction you are looking) ae almost near the coal mine then i drop flares, and drop the bomb, shortly after if you have got it right you will hear "im locked on him" and then check your score, if you have hit it will have gone up, you will get the kills within the next minute

You drop the bomb before you hear the "I'm locked on" confirmation? I always wait untill I hear it and then drop bombs/fire missiles.