As most of you know, in the past re-arming your bomber formation meant leaving your drones on the runway to possibly be killed by the enemy long after you had left on your second sortie.
Then we went through a short phase where you could not re-arm your bombers at all. (Not good for FSO)
Now with the new patch, you may re-arm your bombers and your drones will explode (degenerate on the runway) after you reach a distance away. I do not know what this exact distance is, but at the MA base I was testing at, my drones degenerated about the time I reached the town after take off. I would guess about 6K yards (icon distance)
I would like confirmation of this, and if anyone can figure the distance that would be nice information.
AFAIK, the "degenerating" of the drones on the runway after rearm, should NOT show as a kill in the longs.
Also, what ever bomber you are flying in is the one (and only one) that you can re-arm. If you RTB with 2 bombers, then you will leave one on the runway. (to degenerate).
This will be good news for FSO bomber pilots, and Admins that are trying to score events.
