4.11 - Bombs

[II/JG54_Emil]

Originally Posted by Pershing

Something strange happens with bombs in 4.11..
FAB-5000 (5000-kg high-explosive Pe-8 airbomb) now gives nothing but a "booom". Now this superbomb can destroy very few (2-5) static planes + several buildings and that's it. Though before 4.11 this bomb could destroy almost whole airfield (like Mistel)! Russian community asks ritoric question - "is this a bug or a feature?")

I found several sources in the internet giving blast radii.
sources:
http://vvs.hobbyvista.com/Research/O...5000/index.php
http://www.expozice-ralsko.estranky....-pumy-sssr.pdf

The table below explains the capability to kill soft targets (infantry) per FAB bomb in meter radius:
Bomb___________kg_HE____kg_TNT_equal_____historica l_Radius___4.10.1_Radius_____4.11_Radius__________ HE-Energy (j)
FAB-50____________26,35____24_______________25m_______ ________25m_________30m___________________65280000
FAB-100___________45______40.5______________35m_______ ________50m_________45m__________________151776000
FAB-250___________99______89.1______________56m_______ ________50m_________60m__________________333907200
FAB-500__________207_____165.6______________80m_______ _______250m________130m__________________698169600
FAB-1000_________555_____510.6_____________112m_______ _______500m________180m_________________1871904000
FAB-2000_________818_____654.4_____________267m_______ ______1100m________260m_________________2758950400
FAB-5000________3361____2688.9_____________428m_______ ______2500m________450m________________11335980800

So basically the FABs still have slightly more radius in 4.11m rather than in real life.

The new approach that Team Daedalus incorporated into 4.11 is probably the best it can be for now and certainly is the closest to real for all bombs as it ever has been in stock Il-2.

So thumbs up and salute for this TD!