Bombers are combat aircraft that specialize in air-to-ground combat. They can fire bombs, torpedoes to damage warships, depth charges to damage submarines, and missiles.
Like Fighters, they can only operate within 2000 blocks of an Aircraft Carrier or 400 blocks of a Zeppelin. They cannot fly over besieged enemy towns.
When a bomber sinks within 2,000 blocks of a friendly aircraft carrier, their pilot will be teleported to their Crew sign on that carrier if they created one. This allows bomber pilots to quickly re-enter combat after being shot down.
¶ Weapons
- Missiles (maximum of 2)
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- Bomb Bays (maximum of 2)
- Flare Launcher (maximum of 1)
¶ Squadrons
Using the Squadrons system, Aircraft Carrier pilots can control multiple bombers simultaneously, unleashing a formidable payload on enemies!
¶ Controls
Direct Control Mode provides superior maneuverability to manual movement while flying.
- Activating: Type
/dcto toggle Direct Control Mode and begin cruising. - To change pitch:
- Move your character backwards (default:
S) to pitch the plane upwards. - Move your character upwards (default:
W) to pitch the plane downwards.
- Move your character backwards (default:
- To strafe:
- Move your character to the left (default:
A) to strafe to the left. - Move your character to the right (default:
D) to strafe to the right.
- Move your character to the left (default:
- To rotate, first hold a clock. Then:
- Press your Swap Hands key (default:
F) to rotate clockwise - Press your Drop Item key (default:
Q) to rotate anti-clockwise.
- Press your Swap Hands key (default:
- To change thrust, hold a clock and scroll through your hotbar.
- To use your guns, right-click with a clock to aim and fire them at the direction you are looking at.
¶ Specifications
You can also calculate these block requirements and limitations in-game by using /craftcalc Bomber (block size).
General specifications:
- Cruising Speed: 12 m/s (variable with Direct Control)
- Rotation Cooldown: 1.5s
Block requirements and limitations:
- Minimum block size of 100
- Maximum block size of 500
- Must be at least 3% Redstone Lamp
- Must be at least 70% Slabs, Wool or Trapdoors
- No more than 2 blocks may be Chests, Trapped Chests, Barrels, Droppers
¶ Weaponry
¶ Firepower
Unlike other crafts, the Bomber's firepower limits will linearly scale with its size.
- A minimum size Bomber has 5 cannon firepower and 3 torpedo firepower (TF).
- A maximum size Bomber has 16 cannon firepower and 6 TF.
The Bomber can exceed its TF limit, but each excess point will consume 3.34 cannon firepower.
¶ Available Weaponry
- Depth Charge Launcher (maximum of 2)
- Bomb Bay
- Missile Launcher
- Bomber Torpedo Launcher (3 TF each)
¶ Allowed Blocks on Craft
You can also view these Allowed Blocks in-game by using /craftblocks Bomber.
| Banner | Barrel | Basalt | Bricks | Button | Campfire | Carpet |
| Chest | Coal Block | Comparator | Cracked Nether Bricks | Crafting Table | Daylight Detector | Door |
| Dropper | End Stone Bricks | Fence | Fence Gate | Fire | Fletching Table | Furnace |
| Glass | Glass Pane | Grindstone | Honey Block | Iron Bars | Ladder | Lantern |
| Lectern | Lever | Lightning Rod | Loom | Nether Bricks | Note Block | Observer |
| Polished Andesite | Polished Blackstone | Polished Blackstone Bricks (all) | Polished Granite | Pressure Plate (all) | Prismarine Bricks | Quartz Bricks |
| Red Nether Bricks | Redstone | Redstone Block | Redstone Lamp | Redstone Torch | Repeater | Scaffolding |
| Sign | Slab | Slime Block | Soul Campfire | Soul Lantern | Soul Torch | Stairs |
| Sticky Piston | Stone Bricks (all) | Torch | Trapdoor | Trapped Chest | Wall | Wool |
¶ Piloting
To pilot a Bomber, you may use the command /pilot Bomber while standing on an eligible Bomber. Alternatively, you may right click a sign on the craft that has Bomber written on the first line.
Piloting a Bomber increases your render distance to 10 chunks maximum, until you release the craft.
The Bomber can fly no higher than 100 blocks above ground.
¶ Squadrons
Bombers can form a squadron, allowing one pilot to control multiple planes at once. Click here for more information on squadrons.
¶ Fuel
This craft is fueled by Coal, Charcoal, Blocks of Coal, and Blocks of Charcoal placed inside an on-board Furnace.