Aircraft Ground Attack
Aircraft
ground attack is conducted using one of two modes of hit location, direct fire
or the artillery chart. The type of
weapon and the aircraft altitude determine the artillery chart percentage
column to use when making a ground attack.
Aircraft Weapon Types
SMART BOMB
Smart bombs are guided by television,
or laser but only works in clear weather.
Laser guided bombs dropped from medium altitude use the A chart,
with the effect of a 1,000-pound bomb.
Television guided bombs dropped from high altitude use the A chart.
AIR-TO-SURFACE MISSILE
An air to surface missile is either
radar or ballistic. Radar homing
missiles attack any active radar, on the A chart with the effect of a
1,000-pound bomb. Ballistic missiles hit
on the B chart with the effect of a 1,000-pound bomb, or 1 kt nuclear
warhead. They have a range of 3000m.
AIR-TO-AIR MISSILES
Air-to-air missiles are infrared,
radar guided, or radar seeking and use the B
chart. They hit with the effect of a
1,000-pound bomb.
ANTI-TANK GUIDED MISSILES
Anti-tank guided missiles re launched in the aircraft
surface attack phase. The aircraft must
be stationary to fire and guide the ATGM, or have only moved from Nap of the
Earth to Low Level altitude. A movement
from Nap of the Earth to Low Level will not get the 10% added. Aircraft that go from Noe to Low Level and
back to Noe do so in one movement phase and may still launch ATGMs. They launch the ATGM in the movement phase
and it impacts in the direct fire/ATGM impact phase. Any anti-aircraft attacks on these aircraft
are resolved as Challenge Fire.
GRAVITY BOMBS
Gravity bombs free fall to the ground
on the C chart. The size of the blast diameter is the bomb
size in pounds divided by 10 equals the number of millimeters of the diameter
of the blast. The damage effect for an
individual bomb is the same as for a single artillery shell. The impact point of each individual bomb is
determined using the artillery templates.
Ordnance is normally dropped in order from heaviest to lightest. All bombs of the same size are dropped at the
same time.
NAPALM
Napalm is a form of jelled fuel. The size and location of each template is
determined as for gravity bombs. Damage
is inflicted as in flame-thrower attacks.
If a hit result is made, everything within the template is destroyed. Use the C
chart.
CANNONS
Cannons strafe the ground like a
machinegun, but the projectiles explode on impact. The strafe pattern a template with three
circles for each cannon. The chance to
hit is the same at the .50 caliber machine gun.
The long side of the template is parallel to the flight direction of the
aircraft. The damage effect is as an
artillery template. The firer places the
center of the cannon damage template.
ROCKETS
Rockets travel in free flight to the
ground. The strafe pattern damage effect
is as per ground-launched rockets. The
long side of the rectangle is parallel to the flight direction of the attacking
aircraft. The impact point of the center
of the rocket template is determined using the D chart. Deduct 20% of the number of the total number
fired to get the number that hit the ground.
Huey Helicopter hog 2.75-inch rockets maximum effective range is 1250m.
MACHINE GUNS
Machine guns conduct strafe
attacks. The strafe attack template is
the same as the ground one, with the long side parallel to the flight direction
of the attacking aircraft. Use the
Vehicle Damage chart to determine damage to vehicles. Armored vehicles are hit on the
"top" hit location. The firer
places the center of the machine gun template.
Find the "to hit" percentage by measuring the distance from
the center of the aircraft to the target and check the .30 or .50 machine-gun
chart.
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