So this has happened to me a lot, as you could guess So i took it in my own hands and try it out in a private match, and if you stand close enough to either an Assault or Tank and they charge, you will take the damage of the charge, even though you are behind them.
prolly the same mechanic behind if you are deployed and you jump you will shoot jets out the back which can set people on fire. I mean they are shooting fire out their asses come on.
That's because it's like a jetpack. It sets you on fire. It was intended to happen. Even says so in ProTips.
Setting someone on fire is different than getting a charge kill. in this case their charge kills, not fire kills.
Yeah, I use that all the time when I play tank. It basically hits everyone in melee range around you Intended or not, the tank certainly doesn't need a nerf
The whole system relies on who you bump into. So if he starts charging and he just clips you, it's considered a bump and it can kill you.