Before you comment "iT's jUsT A bOoM 50!", read the description first.
Fixed Version in this link.
High Altitude Variant in this link.
It's just an XML-modded missile with a bomb attached to it, and it glides and/or dives downwards to the target instead of flying at high speeds because the missile had lesser thrust force than normal (around 125 meters/second).
For short, you're actually firing a low velocity missile, weighed down by a bomb welded to it using a detacher.
I didn't bother making a "body" for the bomb to make it look anything other than a Boom 50, and that's because the goal is to make a "smart bomb" that won't take up to a dozen parts.
I'm pretty sure as hell some people already did this before...
Yes, a Cleaver could achieve the same results at a larger range, so this work is nothing but a gimmick.
Notes
- Max range is 1 Km.
- Face your target before dropping. Don't drop it at very low altitudes or it'll miss. Drop it too high, and it'll overshoot.
- It has low turning speed, so don't drop when you're right above the target or if your heading is too far from the target. It'll overshoot.
- If you want to use it in your other creations, drag it by the red pylon. It's only 4 parts, pylon included, so you can use a dozen of these in your build, even if you're using a potato device.
- You can increase the maxRange value if you want, but it tends to miss at ranges larger than a kilometer.
Enjoy!
Edit: This version has the missile part of the "smart bomb" burst instantaneously to its max speed. There's a fixed version in the link above that gradually increases thrust from zero to max speed, go check it out.
Edit no. 2: The missile part has Orbit cam settings turned on. Turn it off, if you'll place multiple smart bombs in your build.
Specifications
General Characteristics
- Predecessor P-51 Mustang
- Created On Android
- Wingspan 48.9ft (14.9m)
- Length 30.8ft (9.4m)
- Height 13.0ft (4.0m)
- Empty Weight 4,513lbs (2,047kg)
- Loaded Weight 5,866lbs (2,660kg)
Performance
- Horse Power/Weight Ratio 0.17
- Wing Loading 15.3lbs/ft2 (74.5kg/m2)
- Wing Area 384.6ft2 (35.7m2)
- Drag Points 1429
Parts
- Number of Parts 27
- Control Surfaces 5
- Performance Cost 257
@Berryl Did you even try it, or you just took a glance and commented right away? If it's the latter, let me explain to you what this thing is.
EXPLANATION (skip to nutshell for short ver.)
It's a Boom 50, with an XML-modded missile and detacher hidden in the bomb itself. The missile (which is modified to have reduced maxSpeed and maxForwardThrustForce values) is used to lock on targets, and the detacher keeps the bomb and missile together from separating. And as I said earlier, a Cleaver can make the same results at longer ranges, but since the missile part has reduced speed, the entire thing tends to "glide" down while locking on towards the target. Hence, a "Smart Bomb".
NUTSHELL
You're not dropping the bomb, you're actually firing a low-speed missile that has a bomb attached to it. And since it's low-speed and the bomb weighs the missile down, it "glides" to its target.
And yes, many have done this before, and it just looks like a Boom 50 because I emphasized on "Simple" and chose not to increase part count by designing the "bomb's" body.
The goal is to make a "smart bomb" simple enough to be used in an aircraft more than a dozen times, even in a potato device.
It's just a boom
Dude every body can make that are you Dum or something ?!?!?!?!