This is a practical, fairly detailed but simple guide on what each munition for the FA-26b (and others) can do and how to use each type.

Weapons shown in this video, by category:
Dumb bombs* (A2G)
Mk.82
Mk.82AIR
Mk.83
CBU-97
Hydra-70 *(missile, not a bomb)

Optical Fire & Forget (A2G)
CAGM-6
AGM-65

GPS Bombs (A2G)
GBU-38
AGM-89*
AGM-161

Laser Bombs (A2G)
GBU-12

Anti radiation (A2G)
AGM-88
AGM-126

Radar (A2A)
AIM-120
AIM-7

IR (A2A)
Aim-9
AIM-9E
AIRS-T

*AGM-89 anti-ship cruise missile uses GPS, but it has its own internal seeking system to find the targeted ship as it moves. Pretty useful.

GPS bombs and cruise missiles can only hit stationary targets. Optical and anti-radar are great for moving targets but when you need to drop a bomb on a moving target, laser is the only option. I usually use the optical AGM-65’s for most moving targets though, as you’re usually dealing with tanks or trucks in that scenario and they’re more than powerful enough.

You can get air kills with optical, anti radar and laser guided munitions, but the odds are slim. It’s basically a trick shot.


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0:00 Intro
0:20 Individual munition overviews
7:12 Munition types
7:54 Dumb bombs
10:41 Optical fire & forget
11:26 GPS bombs
12:09 Laser bombs
12:53 Anti-radiation missiles
13:15 Radar missiles (air-to-air)
15:22 Heat-seeking missiles & missile interception (air-to-air)
16:39 Optical cluster missile (CAGM-6)
17:16 Dumb cluster bomb (CBU-97)
17:41 Cruise missiles (AGM-161)
19:34 Anti-ship cruise missiles (AGM-89)
21:04 Guns
22:17 Outro