Probably. On the dev stream they said all bombers and planes like bombers (so certain strike aircraft like a26, pe3) will be getting updated models
Could you link this report
So dose that mean the bv238 will be the flying battleship at that BR 3.7
Potentially yeah
Furthermore, it’s worth emphasizing just how inherently safe jet fuel is engineered to be compared to gasoline. Militaries specifically adopted high-flashpoint kerosene fuels like JP-8 and JP-5 to minimize battlefield fire hazards, phasing out earlier volatile blends like JP-4. Because of this, jet fuel liquid simply refuses to catch fire under normal circumstances.
It only becomes dangerous when forced into extreme physical states. For example, in the 2000 Concorde crash, the fuel wasn’t ignited as a pool of liquid, airflow shattered the leaking fuel into a fine, highly combustible aerosol mist that caught fire against hot engine exhaust. Similarly, with TWA Flight 800 in 1996, the liquid fuel itself was stable, but heat from nearby air conditioning units caused the fuel to evaporate inside an empty tank, creating a pocket of trapped vapor that ignited from a minor electrical spark.
Ultimately, jet fuel is remarkably safe by design, and it takes extreme speed, intense heat, or aerosolization to transform it into the violent fireballs we see in real-world accidents and games.
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no. Just no. That’s like the worse idea ever. Have you played 6 months ago when gun damage was bugged and you would be shooting chewing gum instead of bullets ? It made so many og players quit.
2/ AirRB isn’t about dogfights, if you want dogfights, ask your friends or random people in 1v1s but AirRB is a place where you’ll be 3rd partied.
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Especially when the bullets were german. 170g of TNT in a wing, it’s only paint
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Come up with that absolute zinger all on your own?
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Extraordinary claims require extraordinary evidence, I think a B-17 tanking 6 Pheonixs is more extraordinary than a bomber being taken down, by ammunition specifiaclly designed to bring large bombers down. Every peice of evidence that has been given has, thus far been met with nothing more than “Nuh uh” when it is very well documented that Mk 108s could take out a B-17 with 4-5 rounds. All it takes is a single google search, to see this is the historically accepted effectiveness of Mk 108s.
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Update: It seems Gaijin has updated the Dev server. Bombers are now actually killable, but are still stronger than before. This is what literally everyone wanted. All I was asking for was that bombers actually be reasonable to kill. In the past I have always supported a Bomber damage model buff.
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Imagine this, landing the BV 238 on and becoming another cruiser. Sounds fun
what belts were you using? Would a mix of armor piercing and high explosive take out both the spars and the module, leading to a faster wing rip?
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Air Belts with 30mm ADENs
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Players want realistic dogfights, that’s the whole reason of this game. And that damage glitch is not compatible to what I’m talking about. Planes shouldn’t shatter to a small Burst of 50. Cal.
What does this have to do with anything.
2v1 or 3v1 is still a dogfight
Think ALL bombs not just bombers have been screwed with!! I just dropped 3x 500lb bombs on an IS2, the last bomb I Kamikazed on that tank just to 100% make sure and huess what!!! Hit Hit Hit!!! Russian bias or just deliberate manipulation??>
AND JUST TO PROVE IT!!!
Not so close.!
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where the cursor is…
Soooo - Gaijin wanna explain that one then!!! UTTER CROCK!
Brother I think you might be confused. This is about Bombers not Bombs.
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Do you have a link to the server replay?
Are you playing on Live server or DEV server?
Realistic dogfights aren’t AirRB. Like you can ask any decent AirRB prop players, you dont do dogfights in airRB unless you’re in the very late stage of the game.
Sure plane shouldn’t shatter to a small burst of .50cal but fighter should shatter the second they are hit by 20mm Minengeschoss.
Yes a 20mm Minengeschoss should do significant damage, but it’s damage should vary significantly for each fighter, and it still would take 3 to 5 hits to take of a wing( dependent of the fighter of course)