This page is just meant to be a place of repository for knowledge on the bomb fuzes in DCS, so that anyone else who is wondering won’t have to conduct an hour-long research session to sate their 'tism.
Plug Type |
Description |
Usage |
Long Conical |
USAF |
Cosmetic only in DCS |
Short Conical |
USAF/USN, Low Angle impacts |
Cosmetic only in DCS |
MXU-735 |
USN |
Cosmetic only in DCS |
Fuze |
IOC |
Notes |
M904E4 |
Pre-Vietnam |
Paired with M905 tail fuze to increase reliability |
DSU-33 |
1990 |
Airburst Fuze |
FMU-140 |
1993 |
Cluster Airburst Fuze |
Fuze |
IOC |
Notes |
M905 |
Pre-Vietnam |
Paired with M904E4 nose fuze to increase reliability |
FMU-139 |
1986 |
Only programmed on ground, Catch all |
FMU-143 |
1993 |
Only programmed on ground, Only for BLU-109 (GBU-31 V3/V4, GBU-24) |
FMU-152 |
2004 |
Cockpit programmable, Catch all |
Delay Type |
Description |
Arm Delay |
Time till fuze is armed |
Function Delay |
Time till bomb boom after fuze is triggered |
Option |
Description |
PRI |
Total time of flight till canister opens, primary option |
OPT |
Total time of flight till canister opens, secondary option for flexibility in mission |