GTM Cluster Bomb
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GTM-86 Cluster Bomb
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| The GTM-86 Cluster Bomb |
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Tech Room Data
A second-generation Synaptic bomb, this GTI-developed cluster warhead has been designed for attacks against entire wings of enemy ships.
Upon reaching its target, the primary warhead fragments into multiple secondary warheads that explode within a split second. The detonations produce a large field of blast field, making the cluster bomb most effective against fighter formations.
Performance
Statistics
| Range | 800 m | |
| Reload time | 5.0 s | |
| Velocity | 160 ms-1 | |
| Base Damage | 60 | |
| Armor Damage | Full | 60 |
| Shield Damage | Good | 45 |
| Subsystem Damage | Full | 60 |
| Shockwave Radius | 30 / 100 m | |
| Type: | Heat Seeking | |
| View Cone: | 180 degrees | |
| Minimum Lock Time: | N / A | |
| Turn Rate (360 degrees): | 1.0 s | |
Spawned warheads
| Range | 75 m | |
| Reload time | 0.0 s | |
| Velocity | 250 ms-1 | |
| Base Damage | 35 | |
| Armor Damage | Full | 35 |
| Shield Damage | Full | 35 |
| Subsystem Damage | Average | 17.5 |
| Shockwave Radius | 20 / 60 m | |
| Type: | Heat Seeking | |
| View Cone: | 45 degrees | |
| Minimum Lock Time: | N / A | |
| Turn Rate (360 degrees): | 1.0 s | |
Notes
- Weapon spawns 8 smaller warheads
Veteran Comments
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Like the GTM Infyrno the Cluster Bomb is difficult to use, unlike the GTM Infyrno the Cluster Bomb doesn't do a lot of damage, even when you get it right, because of the tiny damage caused by the "Cluster Bomb Baby" in Freespace 1 (see:Weapon Comparison (FS1).
Another thing about the Cluster Bomb is that, unlike the Infyrno, you CANNOT remote-detonate it. In other words, you cannot actually put that anti-fighter screen where you need it most. The Cluster Bomb is more like a more powerful, shorter-ranged Rockeye. If a fighter gets hit by this, it is definitely a goner. However, because this missile has a range of about 500m, that would be unlikely. At the least, it's better than a Synaptic.
