USER GUIDE

Customizing VBS3Fires

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VBS3Fires v3.6.3 User Guide

26.9.2 Radial (RADIAL)

This is to simulate an explosion where there is no fragmentation pattern and where the effects are

felt equally in all directions around the projectile.

 BLAST_RADIUS: (number) - This is the distance that the central blast of will affect (this is a

radial effect). Units are meters.

 BLAST_FORCE: (number) - The amount of penetrative force that the blast of the detonation

will have. This should be compared against strength of targets where a tank has a

penetrative strength of 85, a vehicle has a penetrative strength of about 35 and a person has

a penetrative strength of about 8. The blast force will decay with distance and when it is

greater than one of these values, damage will likely be inflicted on that target.

 BLAST_FORCE_HALF_DIST: (number) - This defines how quickly the blast force reduces at

distances away from the detonation point. It is the distance that blast force will be half its

original strength. Therefore smaller values imply that explosion is stronger over a larger

area. Units are meters

26.10 Submunition (SUB)

 BLAST_RADIUS: (number) - This is the distance that the central blast of will affect at the

point that sub munitions are released. This is most likely to affect aircraft in vicinity of air-

bursting munitions. Units are meters.

 BLAST_FORCE: (number) - The amount of penetrative force that the blast of the detonation

will have. This should be compared against strength of targets where a plane or helicopter

has a penetrative strength of 25. The blast force will decay with distance and when it is

greater than one of these values, damage will likely be inflicted on that target.

 BLAST_FORCE_HALF_DIST: (number) - This defines how quickly the blast force reduces at

distances away from the detonation point. It is the distance that blast force will be half its

original strength. Therefore smaller values imply that explosion is stronger over a larger

area. Units are meters.