Quote Originally Posted by KillianHawkeye View Post
I think these bombers are clearly not the kind that are meant to be used against capital ships, but rather ground targets. The Resistance is using them out of desperation, IMO.
I like that explanation for why they're so janky. It still doesn't explain why you would fly in such close formation to generate soft kills from another ship exploding. Bombers didn't do that in WWII, which is a major inspiration for Star Wars in the first place. So why do it here?