Fighters exploding mid air.

[Strike]

Originally Posted by Blackdog_kt

What probably happened is that his damaged engine was running hot, the fuel from the ruptured tank got ignited and he bailed out.

These moments are the true money for me in CloD

Watching how a small strafe alongside the engine cowling can cause a number of components to fail, slowly but surely bringing the engine to catastrophic failure or igniting the plane. At the moment I think AI pilots are "too scared" and bail at the instant the plane catches fire. That's my only gripe with the DM/AI aspect. I wish they flew a little longer unless the fueltank was on fire, since very often the fires will go out a few secs after they ignite