Bomb the KSC!

[Mindofscience3]

After many hazardous trips to space and back, Jeb went to the front office for a pay raise. They refused. Jeb wants revenge and he wants YOU to design a top-of-the line bomber do it with!

Here's the challenge: build a bomber that could obliterate the Kerbal Space Center with bombs/missiles if the damage were actually possible to do. Points given for the amount of bombs carried, innovative design, and bonus points for actually hitting the structures. The plane must land without killing the pilot after the bombing run. Jeb only wants to get revenge on the front office, not his fellow kerbonauts!

Scoring:

50 points per bomb

100 points per air-to-ground missile

Bonuses:

10 points per bomb/missile hit on the runway

25 points per bomb/missile hit on the VAB or SPH

50 points per bomb/missile hit on the tracking station or the launch pad

100 points per bomb/missile hit on any structure at the 2nd KSC

500 points per bomb/missile hit on any structure after Kerbin Circumnavigation (no sub-orbital hopping... and yes, these stack with the above bonuses)

Special Categories (sub challenges):

Armed to the Teeth (highest bomb/missile weight / total plane weight at take-off)

High Strike (highest altitude confirmed hit)

Magellan (circumnavigated)

Stock (Points)

1: MoS 1400 points

2:

3:

4:

5:

Mod (Points)

1: Hremsfeld 510 points

2:

3:

4:

5:

Stock (Armed to the Teeth)

1: MoS 0.903

2:

Mod (Armed to the Teeth)

1: Hremsfeld 0.029

2:

High Strike (Stock or Mod)

1: Hremsfeld 200,000m

2:

3:

4:

5:

Stock (Magellan by points)

1:

2:

3:

4:

5:

Mod (Magellan by points)

1:

2:

3:

4:

5:

Here's my example (I whiffed on the buildings):

[spoiler=Missed the Runway ]

Total points 50 points x 6 bombs = 300 points.

Edited September 4, 2012 by Mindofscience3

[Mindofscience3]

Thought I'd take another stab at my own challenge. I give you a plane made out of bombs .

[spoiler=Landed on the Runway ]

Total points: 50 points x 28 bombs = 1400 points. Weight at take-off: 51.6 tons. Weight after bombs dropped: 5.0 tons. 51.6 - 5.0 = 46.6. 46.6/51.6 = 0.903

Edited September 3, 2012 by Mindofscience3

[Nooblet68]

This seems mostly a case of how many bombs you can get onto one craft. Bigger is better, I guess.

[Mindofscience3]

This seems mostly a case of how many bombs you can get onto one craft. Bigger is better, I guess.

Depends on the challenge being attempted. There's the circumnavigation style that takes a lot of effort and can't have many bombs as a result. Then there's the accuracy one which also doesn't matter. But in general you are right. Accuracy is always a factor though as is actually landing whatever is left over without killing the kerbals.

[Hremsfeld]

Alright, I made a MIRV-launch system that bombs the dickens out of stuff. I'm uploading the pictures now; I took a bunch, and I'll link the album, but only put the really important ones here.

This is all stock, except I did use MechJeb's R202 control system. Please note, that was only for orbital/surface/vessel information, and to allow me to guide the individual devices in. I can't prove this, naturally, though if anyone wants me to set up a video feed, I'll see what I can do.

Final stats are:

- Takeoff mass of 104.3 tons. To-Orbit, 28.6 tons. Post-release, 25.6 tons.

- Six smart bombs (not sure if bombs or guided missiles at this point)

- Struck from a roughly 200km orbit, after going around at least twice per device

- Each device had a mass of 0.5 tons (used to determine post-release mass)

- One hit on each building, and an additional hit on the Launchpad

- I have no idea where the second KSC is, unless it's the one on the Mun that got removed.

- If there was actually damage, the entire KSC would have been destroyed.

6*50 = 300

OR

6*100 = 600 points for weapons delivery alone, depending on what the devices counted as.

10 points for one strike on Runway

2*25 = 50 points for one strike each on VAB and SPH

3*50 = 150 points for the strike on the Tracking Center and two strikes on the Launch Pad

6*500 = 3000 points for six devices delivered onto structures following a stable Kerbin orbit.

Totals:

3,510 or 3,810 points, depending on what each device counted as.

That piece wasn't important anymore.

MECO. Flame trail and throttle gauge haven't quite realized this yet.

Elliptical orbit, let's fix that...

Much better.

Devices 4 and 5 drifting away, Device 6 standing by.

There's always that one kid who's off to the side when everyone else is talking...

Well, if you say so.

Too short, I need to turn my engine on and get over to KSC again.

Wait, why is my parachute- oh. Darn.

I'd forgotten that parachute was on that stage.

Oops.

Well, he IS alive...

Inside the atmosphere.

Heading towards KSC.

Course correction.

More course correction.

Impact!

Last one in the pack this time

Sub-orbital trajectory

Inside the atmosphere, doing course corrections.

Too far!

Okay, that's better.

Impact!

The pack continues to hunt. Or something like that, they're just floating there.

Device 3's sub-orbital trajectory

Course corrections

More corrections

Almost there

Thanks, Bill.

Impact!

Next, please!

Sub-orbital

Didn't need much in the way of course correcting this time, I was just going a bit too Southern.

Impact! I should put that in a different language next time.

Only two left.

Coming in too short, need to push myself out a bit more.

There we go.

Athari! It seems that part of the device survived impact. The dish is pretty strong. Luckily, the part that survived exploded at roughly the base of the dish a few moments later.

And then there was one.

The trajectory

A bit too high this time...

Too far South, too! Not my day. My speed agrees with me.

Much closer, still not quite right.

Circling around and trying again.

Oh, wow, that's almost perfect.

Launch Pad, we meet again.

I'd say it's more of a Catastrophic Success.

Overall, despite four Oops moments, this was a pretty good mission. I could've done more by adding a second, third, or fourth row of devices, but I really didn't want to document all that. For those who want to see the entire album, it can be found at http://imgur.com/a/nVWWE

Edited September 4, 2012 by Hremsfeld
Finished adding pictures.

[Nymus]

Are kamikaze crafts accepted?

[Mindofscience3]

Alright, I made a MIRV-launch system that bombs the dickens out of stuff. I'm uploading the pictures now; I took a bunch, and I'll link the album, but only put the really important ones here.

This is all stock, except I did use MechJeb's R202 control system. Please note, that was only for orbital/surface/vessel information, and to allow me to guide the individual devices in. I can't prove this, naturally, though if anyone wants me to set up a video feed, I'll see what I can do.

Final stats are:

- Takeoff mass of 104.3 tons. To-Orbit, 28.6 tons. Post-release, 25.6 tons.

- Six smart bombs (not sure if bombs or guided missiles at this point)

- Struck from a roughly 200km orbit, after going around at least twice per device

- Each device had a mass of 0.5 tons (used to determine post-release mass)

- One hit on each building, and an additional hit on the Launchpad

- I have no idea where the second KSC is, unless it's the one on the Mun that got removed.

- If there was actually damage, the entire KSC would have been destroyed.

6*50 = 300

OR

6*100 = 600 points for weapons delivery alone, depending on what the devices counted as.

10 points for one strike on Runway

2*25 = 50 points for one strike each on VAB and SPH

3*50 = 150 points for the strike on the Tracking Center and two strikes on the Launch Pad

6*500 = 3000 points for six devices delivered onto structures following a stable Kerbin orbit.

Totals:

3,510 or 3,810 points, depending on what each device counted as.

Overall, despite four Oops moments, this was a pretty good mission. I could've done more by adding a second, third, or fourth row of devices, but I really didn't want to document all that. For those who want to see the entire album, it can be found at http://imgur.com/a/nVWWE

This doesn't count as circumnavigation and instead as orbiting. Circumnavigation is a feat that takes about 3-5 hours to do which is why the points are much higher. I applaud your innovative use of mechjeb, but the higher point totals you do not get. However, you do get the #1 stop for height! Missiles are generally considered rockets or SRBs that are powered. Jet engines count too if they are not used to power the plane during normal flight. RCS is not considered a missile though and is more of a steering system.

[Mindofscience3]

Are kamikaze crafts accepted?

In short, no. The plane must be able to land safely because Jeb doesn't want his fellow kerbonauts to die... just the space program .

[Whatshtisthis]

In short, no. The plane must be able to land safely because Jeb doesn't want his fellow kerbonauts to die... just the space program .

But what if I decouple the pod before the plane crashes into the KSC after using all the weapons?

[Mindofscience3]

But what if I decouple the pod before the plane crashes into the KSC after using all the weapons?

The occupants of the capsule must survive. How they survive is up to you.