Bomber Bug?

[Randy1]

In recent weeks, I have lost all 3 bombers in the formation all at once when being hit by a single plane.  In both cases all 3 planes nose dive at exactly the same time.  My squad mate took down 3 bombers without hitting all three noting the same problem?

Is there a new bug?

[Big Rat]

Was the lead bomber hit to the point of not flyable? and did you or didn't you bail from the lead aircraft? 

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BigRat

[Randy1]

Was the lead bomber hit to the point of not flyable? and did you or didn't you bail from the lead aircraft? 

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BigRat

Yes the lead bomber was hit.  No, I did not bail.  I did switch planes but all three were in a spiraling nose dive. 

In three years this has never happened but recently it has happened twice. 

Weird.

[Drano]

I believe killing the lead bomber pilot outright will give you the turkey.

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[Scca]

This has never happened to me, but I suspect that what you're doing is what's causing it.  If you get a wing clipped and it's flailing to the ground, the drones will follow if you're not in control.  Once the damaged bird gets too far away from the drones they go boom.  When you bail from a lead bomber, a drone becomes lead until you run out of bombers, so bail from that damaged SOB and you won't have this issue anymore. 

[Randy1]

This has never happened to me, but I suspect that what you're doing is what's causing it.  If you get a wing clipped and it's flailing to the ground, the drones will follow if you're not in control.  Once the damaged bird gets too far away from the drones they go boom.  When you bail from a lead bomber, a drone becomes lead until you run out of bombers, so bail from that damaged SOB and you won't have this issue anymore.

A clipped wing on the main is what started the event.
Could it be then by using the "Switch Plane" command, I am actually making all three planes dive in?

[Wiley]

Drones follow the lead.  If you don't bail from the out of control lead, the drones will continue trying to follow it until it gets out of range/crashes.  As far as I know it's how it's always been.

Wiley.

[Scca]

Drones follow the lead.  If you don't bail from the out of control lead, the drones will continue trying to follow it until it gets out of range/crashes.  As far as I know it's how it's always been.

Wiley.

I concur. 

Don't switch, bail (only once mind you) and you will be in one of the drones which turns into the lead. I can't tell you how many times I've gotten 3 kills on one pass because I clip the wing off the lead and they hit the enter key too many times and bail out of all 3 

[Randy1]

I concur. 

Don't switch, bail (only once mind you) and you will be in one of the drones which turns into the lead. I can't tell you how many times I've gotten 3 kills on one pass because I clip the wing off the lead and they hit the enter key too many times and bail out of all 3 

I think y'all have my answer.  But you know, I have never bailed from a disabled bomber before letting the auto bail system work and switch me to another plane.  That is unil a acouple of months ago.  Then I added a switch plane function to one of my buttons which I thought was the best way to abandon a disabled bomber. 

What I am guessing is if you switch planes as the lead bomber breaks from formation then you have disabled or delayed the auto bail system.

Thanks to you both for your replies.

[Zimme83]

I have never heard of an auto bail system in the game...

[Scca]

I have never heard of an auto bail system in the game...

In a bomber, if you take a pilot hit, your lead goes boom, and you're in a drone (till you run out of bombers)

[Zimme83]

Lol. No. Whats happening is that the pilot die and the plane go boom. Same for fighters except that you dont have any drones so you ends up in the Tower. It is not any kind of auto bail.

[Scca]

Lol. No. Whats happening is that the pilot die and the plane go boom. Same for fighters except that you dont have any drones so you ends up in the Tower. It is not any kind of auto bail.

Symantics. End result is the same.

[Randy1]

Lol. No. Whats happening is that the pilot die and the plane go boom. Same for fighters except that you dont have any drones so you ends up in the Tower. It is not any kind of auto bail.

Not sure what else you would call it since, the automatic change plane feature is the same as a manual bail.

Thanks for everyone's help on this.

[Zimme83]

Dont call it auto bail at least. It is just confusing.