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- No
(This post is a complete Repost of this thread in the Old Forum)
Problem: Automatic J-out of aircraft in Naval RB makes the flight experience unfavorable.
Background: I’ve been told that the auto J-out of critically damaged airplanes was used to balance out air power during ground RB matches. I do not believe this to be an issue in Naval as bluewater fleet often comes in various array of AA armaments that can critically damage planes. In more than one occation, I managed to survive with half a wing missing or a fire and believe that with enough luck or finesse, I can manage my way back to the airfield for much needed repair but instead got denied by the auto J-out. This makes the feelings of surving an engagement much less rewarding.
That said, I do acknowledge that this feature would be an issue with lower BR matches among coastal fleets as planes would certainly be overwhelingly powerful in those arena; though perhaps it can be compensated by those BR being occupied by comparatively weaker biplanes and WW1 bombers.
Solution: Remove auto J-out from Naval RB and imitate Air RB death conditions.
Conclusion: It is my hope that making planes able to survive critical damage and limp back to airfield is a good motivation for air players to perform more than a banzai ram into their enemies because they are gonna die anyway. This will also be rewarding for bomber players who managed to survive the AA during their run.