Air Strike

Air Strikes are a gameplay component in the limited time mode v0.7.0 "" update, also known as the 50v50 mode added on January 31, 2018. They spawn in intervals as a group of fast-moving fighter jets that drop bombs down instead of Meteor Crates. The fighter jets come in groups of 2 or 3 and in rare moments even up to 5. When killed by an an drop, the kill feed reports "  was killed by air strike", even though it says "The airstike killed  with an airstike" on the kill feedback that is sent to you. The area that is about to be bombed is marked by a yellow circle, however the air strikes called by Strobes from the "" update, there is no circle on the map, only a ping showing the bomb, similar to the Airdrop. All the planes will fly over it in the direction it was thrown and start dropping bombs when they pass the strike location. These air strikes are also unique in the fact that they don't damage the teammates of those who threw the strobe, but damage the thrower, similar to grenades, USAS-12, and reflected bullets. After the bombs strike, large explosion marks can be seen spread out in the area. The bombs are dropped in a line and are yellow in color. Air Strike bombs don't drop inside structures with roofs, even Containers will shield you from it (note that shrapnel can still hit you, and the explosion if you are close enough to the enterance), but structures without roofs like open bridges will not shield you from the air strike. They seem to drop bombs most often on heavy warzone areas such as the bridges connecting the 2 sides of the island. They also will spawn near a teams leader. Each Airplane drops 20 bombs.

Trivia

 * Air strike bombs have a much larger range than barrels and frag grenades, so hiding in containers or in the entrance to a bunker may not completely shield you from the damage.
 * Air strike bombs have a piercing stat that allows them to destroy Hardstone Boulders, Hardstone Blocks, Aged Faction Statues, and Bridge Columns