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[SCC]

Yes, they're dropping bombs that close and they're borderline impossible not to take. Sometimes they do it after turning, sometimes they drop their bombs almost literally on your ship. Make those bombs have some priming time, please... And no, this isn't a one-off case, it's been happening quite frequently.

[Alex]

Moved to suggestions b/c not sure how this is a bug. That's just how most weapons work - point-blank shots are near impossible to avoid. Torpedoes have a slight arming time to avoid the player's optimal strategy always being to launch them point-blank to bypass PD. Bombs don't face the same issues, though, since they're (generally) not used directly by the player. If Piranhas are on top of you, well, *that* is the situation to avoid.

That said, added a .1 second arming time to bombs - a few duds here and there would be fun. Won't stop bombs dropped on top of you from always being hits, though.

[SCC]

Oh. I thought this was a bug because literally no other bomber did that, only piranhas.

[Alex]

Ah, yeah - well, they're fairly unique in how they work. (The Flash might do the same thing, too, though.)

[SCC]

The flash doesn't force you into machine gun - bomb Morton's fork... I guess Omen escorts will be a thing now (especially that they can't stay alive alone).
EDIT: ok, I'm sure now - piranhas literally are able to drop bombs over you.

[xenoargh]

Not a bug.  I actually see more of a reversed issue, where they launch the bombs a bit too early and they drift all around the target or kill friendlies. 

But it's a matter of degree and generally speaking, Piranhas are actually useful now, which is a nice change of pace.