I have never lost a flight and blamed it on the fact that i have or had a bomb.I lose fights due to pilot error it`s certainly me and not the planes performance,or maybe it is and i have learned to fly with a plane so equiped.As for not having enough fuel,that i understand fully yet at the same time i rarely see anyone up from a base thats not the closest,thus they have no alt,get sucked in low fight right away and generally die befor using up 1/2 a tank.
Actually, I took bombs to a base capture just to help out, (I don't generally do that) anyway, just helping out some friends as thats what they like to do, cool, I'm in, I take bombs ,I miss, long story short i take off to go fight, get in a fight and only by the grace of God and several freinds clearing my six did I make it out, Now I'm not very good but this was pathetic, anyway one of them asks me if i was armed with a thousand pounder or was I just happy to see him.
So yes bombs can kill you, they are very dangerous and need close supervision.