here's the scenario- jet is at max cruising speed to start. jet is locked on, hits afterburner and drops a set of flares. missile impacts the extreme rear of the jet and the jet flies off unharmed.
here's the theory- jet is outrunning the explosion radius before it is registered. much like an ammo technical's ability to run over mines without taking damage, the jet is gone before the explosion registers the proper damage to the aircraft.
i've noticed this with all forms of AA missiles, and it's true for any fighter or bomber classed jet in pr. i've seen firsthand where the eurofighter took no fewer than 5 shots in this manner without any obvious signs of being damaged. 5 detonations on the aircraft, and no apparent damage.
i personally feel that the rate of incidents like this have increased greatly over the last several patches for some reason.
i'm sure that there are other pilot's here who could attest to the fact that it has always happened to some small degree, but it's definitely grown into a larger issue lately, and is worthy of a bug report.
here's the theory- jet is outrunning the explosion radius before it is registered. much like an ammo technical's ability to run over mines without taking damage, the jet is gone before the explosion registers the proper damage to the aircraft.
i've noticed this with all forms of AA missiles, and it's true for any fighter or bomber classed jet in pr. i've seen firsthand where the eurofighter took no fewer than 5 shots in this manner without any obvious signs of being damaged. 5 detonations on the aircraft, and no apparent damage.
i personally feel that the rate of incidents like this have increased greatly over the last several patches for some reason.
i'm sure that there are other pilot's here who could attest to the fact that it has always happened to some small degree, but it's definitely grown into a larger issue lately, and is worthy of a bug report.