Board Thread:Game Updates/@comment-26091666-20161209101204/@comment-26574811-20161209110858

Ar-cen-ciel wrote: Seems like Kikka Kai is a fighter bomber in its own category, of all things... (from official twitter)

Jet Bombers can launch pre-emptive air strikes (known as "jet assault" in official twitter), while they are less likely to be shot down, they are subject to AA fires in the jet assault. Jet Bombers who successfully return to ship after the jet assault will still participate in the following aerial phase.

Also, steel is consumed on maintaining the jet engines (maybe even when they are not shot down?)