Wow 27 hits and still alive! So this amount was considered significant even by its pilots!
I think the one I've posted had suffered several times more...
Maybe 27 are the hits only in the fuel tank...
Nice information, thanks for sharing it.
But...
I'm still waiting for an explanation what exactly makes SM.79 impervious to light MG fire, compared to other bombers of the era:
SB
DB-3
Blenheim
He-111
They all share common feature, like unprotected fuel tanks, except He-111 ( in the wing root).
No pilot armour.
There is nothing to stop a bullet, if it doesn't hit a spar.
And these bombers do burn and get shot down...
In fact during BoB Germany lost most of its bombers to the "obsolete" light MG's of british fighter. And He-111 and especially Ju-88 were more advanced and well protected aircrafts than SM.79.
They both have self-sealing fuel tanks for example...
I'm still waiting for the tracks from xxx_from_Hell.
It is quite interesting for me how one can kill the pilot from dead 6, since I can't do it even with a .50 cal bullet. Oh, in fact I can, just a simple change in the appropriate place is needed
And cutting the wing with a short burst... Very interesting...
Could the rest of you do it ?