More friendly AI air collisions?

[Redeye]

I get the impression that I see more air to air collisions between friendly planes. I saw it happen when the AI leave formation to do their thing. I saw two Bf109 collide when they chased the same plane. I saw two Stuka's collide when reforming on me (formation lead) after the drop. I also saw planes collide when breaking off for landing. 

Might be imagining things but any comment?

[JG4_Moltke1871]

51 minutes ago, Redeye said:

I get the impression that I see more air to air collisions between friendly planes. I saw it happen when the AI leave formation to do their thing. I saw two Bf109 collide when they chased the same plane. I saw two Stuka's collide when reforming on me (formation lead) after the drop. I also saw planes collide when breaking off for landing. 

Might be imagining things but any comment?

I can confirm all these…. Plus collusions when arriving the airfield or while escorting my bomber formation.

 

Happens in WW1 and WW2

 

[J18]

Also planes colliding while taking off. As I've got 1 career in 1916 Fokker EIII's crashing into each other before getting airborne happens regularly. One EIII smashed into a plane in the line of planes each side of the field. Planes taking off in 2 rows seems to most of the cause. I've learned to stay away from my formation because one or more of them is likely do something unexpected and cause a crash.

[LukeFF]

We need mission and/or track files showing what's going on with this, thanks. 🙂

https://forum.il2-series.com/topic/2029-how-to-attach-mission-and-track-files-to-user-report/

[Redeye]

Hi Luke, I will post missions and or tracks when I run across the problem. In my last couple of missions I did not see it. I mean some collisions I do not consider a bug but realism. Just attempting to confirm if others saw this as well.

[JollyJack]

I made a frontal crash mission; it could only work with special settings, as the ai normally avoids it. I think i set a camera to watch the show. 

New tested version, this works in 7.002 ... Mid Air Crash v2b.zip 

 

Edited February 13 by JollyJack

[Redeye]

I think I had a bad run where I had collisions in three missions in a row. I the several missions I only saw one collision. I died that mission and in the rerun nothing happened. 
 

I did see a few close calls. I noticed it only when the planes are not flying in formation. So when escorts form up, when ground attackers are breaking off to attack and then reform etc. It is like all the planes are flying solo and primarily focused on their own flight path.

[AcesDarthBubu]

I noticed AI collisions occurring more on official career mode,  lesser if playing using PWCG. Not sure whether formation being loose or tight is the reason more collision is happening. AI in escort patterns crashing into each others at high speed and circling into landing is the most common when it happened from my experience. 

Edited February 22 by AcesDarthBubu