Bombers are combat aircraft that specialize in air-to-ground combat. They can utilise a wide variety of weapons to destroy ground and naval targets.
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.
¶ Weapons
- Missiles (maximum of 2)
- On Nations, missiles are unguided and
/lockonwill not work.
- On Nations, missiles are unguided and
- Bomb Bays (maximum of 2)
- Torpedoes
- Depth Charges
- Legacy Bombs (it is now recommended to use Bomb Bays)
¶ 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
- No more than 3% of blocks may be Coal Blocks (Legacy Bomb limit)
- No more than 1% of blocks may be Obsidian (Depth Charge limit)
¶ 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.