diff --git a/core/src/mindustry/entities/comp/UnitComp.java b/core/src/mindustry/entities/comp/UnitComp.java
index 2c191a7d71..950226b0c1 100644
--- a/core/src/mindustry/entities/comp/UnitComp.java
+++ b/core/src/mindustry/entities/comp/UnitComp.java
@@ -774,7 +774,7 @@ abstract class UnitComp implements Healthc, Physicsc, Hitboxc, Statusc, Teamc, I
             //move down
             elevation -= type.fallSpeed * Time.delta;
 
-            if(isGrounded() || health <= -maxHealth){
+            if(isGrounded() || health <= -maxHealth * type.wreckHealthMultiplier){
                 Call.unitDestroy(id);
             }
         }
@@ -869,7 +869,7 @@ abstract class UnitComp implements Healthc, Physicsc, Hitboxc, Statusc, Teamc, I
         //if this unit crash landed (was flying), damage stuff in a radius
         if(type.flying && !spawnedByCore && type.createWreck && state.rules.unitCrashDamage(team) > 0){
             var shields = indexer.getEnemy(team, BlockFlag.shield);
-            float crashDamage = Mathf.pow(hitSize, 0.75f) * type.crashDamageMultiplier * 5f * state.rules.unitCrashDamage(team);
+            float crashDamage = Mathf.pow(hitSize, 0.75f) * type.crashDamageMultiplier * 2.5f * state.rules.unitCrashDamage(team);
             if(shields.isEmpty() || !shields.contains(b -> b instanceof ExplosionShield s && s.absorbExplosion(x, y, crashDamage))){
                 Damage.damage(team, x, y, Mathf.pow(hitSize, 0.94f) * 1.25f, crashDamage, true, false, true);
             }
diff --git a/core/src/mindustry/type/UnitType.java b/core/src/mindustry/type/UnitType.java
index 6f2b6d784b..071c5f923b 100644
--- a/core/src/mindustry/type/UnitType.java
+++ b/core/src/mindustry/type/UnitType.java
@@ -93,6 +93,8 @@ public class UnitType extends UnlockableContent implements Senseable{
     buildRange = Vars.buildingRange,
     /** multiplier for damage this (flying) unit deals when crashing on enemy things */
     crashDamageMultiplier = 1f,
+    /** multiplier for health that this flying unit has for its wreck, based on its max health. */
+    wreckHealthMultiplier = 0.25f,
     /** a VERY ROUGH estimate of unit DPS; initialized in init() */
     dpsEstimate = -1,
     /** graphics clipping size; <0 to calculate automatically */