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Old 09-28-2009, 04:01 PM
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Originally Posted by House MD 221B View Post
you're quit right Wolfhound was the first B-17 captured repaired and flown by the Luftwaffe. strangely looks quite cool in german paintscheme.

and yes cannon shells should do more damage, BUT the B-17 is weak as tin foil. and the control surfaces (as Kirill mentioned) could take ALOT more pounding, yes a cannon round rattling around in an engine should do serious damage, but taking out 1 engine doesnt = explode.

but id love to hear an example where a spitfire MkII went up against a german captured B-17 or Do-200 as they called it.
some1 find a pic of a b17 with the german paint
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