WTF is up with the A-20G loosing it's wings?

I see this all the time when I am using this plane, it goes black in the wings as shown below, and you basically are losing the outer wing area, and when you do, you lose those 6 rockets, I have even lost both outer wings at once. All I need to do is apparently dive the aircraft, I even tried taking it easy and yet they still fall off.

From your description seems that the plane cant handle anymore high speed or fast turn, in fact from the pic, you are turning the plane to the left and the left wing get damaged, i think you need open a a report on the bug site with a video who show the plane get damaged during normal manouver

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The A-20 has very little resistance to G-Forces, seems like it’s caused by this.

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This may or may not be useful information to you. :point_down:

Did you dive at a high speed, with your flaps in “combat mode”, or any mode other than “Up”?

From my experience with aircraft breaking their wings during a dive, it’s because I had my flaps in “combat” while flying at high speeds and/or during a high speed banking turn.

However, when using the same aircraft and performing an identical highspeed dive… when my flaps are “up”, I don’t experience wing damage.

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It happens even if you have your flaps up, I have been using it in normandy and I lost them the first times I used the plane, you dont even need to go that fast to lose them, 400+ can be enough if you pull up hard

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I believe you. I haven’t used the A-20 for a few months, so I haven’t experienced how fragile they are. Is this issue a new one, or has it been withstanding for awhile?

Honestly Im not sure, I just unlocked the plane 2 days ago

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it’s been like this forever iirc.

A-20 just demolishing itself if you’re flying too fast.

Same with Po-2.

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you must slow a litle with that bus of a plane and you will be alright

also, bombs can damage you until certain distance . carefull where you bomb :slight_smile:

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Both the A-20 and Beaufighter experience this problem. I didn’t have this problem until about a few months ago. Maybe from when they changed spawn points further and higher up. Usually happens at around 500 TAS. Just have to slow down when you spawn in.

I have not used the A-20 all that much, so for me it’s been something of a shock

Never noticed this with the Beaufighter myself, but it’s been in the hanger for a while now

Might just be that. I definitely didn’t fly the way I do now when I first used the A-20 and never had this happen.

A20 is a carpet bomber plane right ?
i guess is not made for dive.

but i dont know :roll_eyes:

The “A” in A-20 means Atack, and it was fitted with rockets IRL and was used for low level attacks in Europe and the Pacific.

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Yeah it’s a real shock when the wing breaks suddenly.
It’s not new and it’s the only plane (that I know) that does this.
It is not a bug.
Both A-20s in Tunisia and Normandy have the same problem.
The critical speed is 500 kph.
Make a turn at 500+ and your plane will break its wing. Guaranteed.
Always go below 500 before making your turn.
Using flaps or whatever else you can try doesnt work.

After spawning at high altitude and approaching the objective, your speed will always be 500+.
Then when you attack the target and turn away after that, the wings will break off due to high speed.
So after the attack first I point the plane upwards, reducing speed to <500 kph and then do the turn, the wings wont break.

This breaking of the wing can be especially annoying.
When you have just spawned and want to attack an enemy plane, your speed is 500+ and you cant make the turn to chase the enemy.
You will try…but you will die.

:point_right: always turn below 500 kph :point_left:

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Assuming Enlisted uses the WT damage model these are hte limiting speeds and G’s for the A-20: (from the WT wiki)

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The western allies did not design their planes with divebombing in mind as bomber were supposed to attack stationary targets like airfield and barracks were divebombing could put the pilots in danger of low caliber flak and just dumping more payload was considered to be the safest option. The close air support aspect wasnt that much of a priority until the fighting had already begun and the planes build. But I could be wrong about that.

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low level but not dives :smirk:
i mean i got 400 speed on a stucka during dive bomb and that thing vibrates
and the stucka is like a needle through air
i cant imagine an A20 diving :rofl: