Kills

[Randall172]

Im wondering if I shoot someones wing off, or some other major airframe damage, will I always get the kill when they crash or die?

even if someone comes up after the fact and blows them up?

[Slate]

  I believe the player that does the most damage will get the kill. I shot up a bomber the other day and though I didn't see any parts missing I was awarded the kill after a friendly blew him up. 

[hgtonyvi]

Im wondering if I shoot someones wing off, or some other major airframe damage, will I always get the kill when they crash or die?

even if someone comes up after the fact and blows them up?

It depends on how much Damage u put into the enemy. I have clipped enemy wing tips and someone comes in a finish them and i get the assist. I guess only if the complete wing was gone. Again it all depends on the most damage.

[Randy1]

Best I can tell a pilot wound trumps plane damage.

[Randall172]

so it is worth it to continue shooting until he blow up?

[Zimme83]

The pilot with most damage done to the plane gets the kill. It has nothing to do with whether part are falling off or not.

so it is worth it to continue shooting until he blow up?

I would say no, in a furball that most of the time means that you put yourself in a disadvantageous position and you will most likely be killed by his friends. As soon as you see that the con have received fatal damage you should break off and look for next target.

[guncrasher]

if he's still flying he can still kill you or go land.

fire until his plane goes down in flames.

[Randall172]

if he's still flying he can still kill you or go land.

fire until his plane goes down in flames.

goes *poof*

[Zimme83]

if he's still flying he can still kill you or go land.

fire until his plane goes down in flames.

Not if he looses a wing or his tail, he will fly for a bit but will eventually crash. With other cons around it still not a good idea to chase him all the way to the ground.

[Wiley]

Once "lethal damage" has been done, damage that comes after it does not count.  So if you blow off his entire wing or split his fuselage in half, after that it stops counting.  However, if you only blow off the outer wingtip I believe it likely still counts.

Not quite sure where tail shots/pilot kills fit into that.

My personal feeling is if he still has control over his aircraft he hasn't been shot enough and might still pose a threat, but that's just me.

Wiley.

[waystin2]

My personal feeling is if he still has control over his aircraft he hasn't been shot enough and might still pose a threat, but that's just me.

Wiley.

I have nursed many a stub wing plane back to a safe landing on multiple occasions.  If I see a damaged plane in close proximity and it is not immediately headed towards the ground, I will put it down.  Better safe than sorry.

[VuduVee]

twice i have seen a person shoot a plane down and i got the kill because i was closest when the enemy hits the ground. and both times i never fired a shot. but i was close to them when it happened. an example:  a  guy was vulching, but got zapped above the runway as i was taking off. he crashed in front of me and i got the kill, but i literally done zero to bring him down. if it depended on who does the most lethal damage, i wouldnt have gotten the kill. i think its a proximity thing sometimes.

[Wiley]

What happened there is you got a prox kill because the friendly that shot him died.  You don't get awarded kills posthumously.

You get prox kills if a bandit crashes within a certain range of your plane (2k?).

Wiley.

[VuduVee]

What happened there is you got a prox kill because the friendly that shot him died.  You don't get awarded kills posthumously.

You get prox kills if a bandit crashes within a certain range of your plane (2k?).

Wiley.

nope, neither one of the friendlies died

[FishBait]

Not if he looses a wing or his tail, he will fly for a bit but will eventually crash. With other cons around it still not a good idea to chase him all the way to the ground.

More than one plane can fly quite well (relatively speaking) with one wing. I've even beat people in combat with one wing a time or two.

And to the OP - yes - it's entirely possible some dweeb will follow your 'kill' down and get the kill if you only wing him.