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This drawing is not totally representative, BTW. (I think it shows dumb bombs, but JDAM fins are bigger). Check real life, below.

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It would be tricky to rig with 1,000 lb JDAMs, given the tight spacing. They're already overlapping fins on the middle of the rack with 500-lb JDAMs. But maybe with more of a stagger and only two weapons on each side of the center section?

And frankly, the terminal effects aren't THAT different -- 500-lb for when you want to hit lots of aim points and 2000-lb for when you need heavier impacts seems like a fine enough distinction.

The real question IMO is about SDB. Stacking four nose to tail requires a very long bay, over 7.2 meters. I'm not sure what geometry you need to fit 100 in a 6.2-meter (MOP-sized) bay.

<blockquote data-quote="TomS" data-source="post: 627155" data-attributes="member: 1484">This guy?[ATTACH=full]709619[/ATTACH]This drawing is not totally representative, BTW.&nbsp; (I think it shows dumb bombs, but JDAM fins are bigger).&nbsp; Check real life, below.[ATTACH=full]709620[/ATTACH]It would be tricky to rig with 1,000 lb JDAMs, given the tight spacing. They're already overlapping fins on the middle of the rack with 500-lb JDAMs.&nbsp; But maybe with more of a stagger and only two weapons on each side of the center section?&nbsp; And frankly, the terminal effects aren't THAT different -- 500-lb for when you want to hit lots of aim points and 2000-lb for when you need heavier impacts seems like a fine enough distinction.The real question IMO is about SDB.&nbsp; Stacking four nose to tail requires a very long bay, over 7.2 meters.&nbsp;&nbsp; I'm not sure what geometry you need to fit 100 in a 6.2-meter (MOP-sized) bay.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="TomS, post: 627155, member: 1484"] This guy? [ATTACH type="full"]709619[/ATTACH] This drawing is not totally representative, BTW. (I think it shows dumb bombs, but JDAM fins are bigger). Check real life, below. [ATTACH type="full"]709620[/ATTACH] It would be tricky to rig with 1,000 lb JDAMs, given the tight spacing. They're already overlapping fins on the middle of the rack with 500-lb JDAMs. But maybe with more of a stagger and only two weapons on each side of the center section? And frankly, the terminal effects aren't THAT different -- 500-lb for when you want to hit lots of aim points and 2000-lb for when you need heavier impacts seems like a fine enough distinction. The real question IMO is about SDB. Stacking four nose to tail requires a very long bay, over 7.2 meters. I'm not sure what geometry you need to fit 100 in a 6.2-meter (MOP-sized) bay. [/QUOTE]

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