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Hurricane's design was rugged and the structure could take some beating without breaking. The wings were thick and this caused that most contemporary fighters could with relative ease just out accelerate it in a dive and gain distance. Finnish tests showed that even the controls were good and quite easily managed, the roll rate was not very good. To this added the guns being out in the wing and the ammo load.
Another thing is the wing. Early Mk.I's had the fabric covered wing and it did not withstand damage very well, a short burst or even only a few bullets could cause the fabric to rip off and that is not a good thing. Finns lost at least 1 Hurricane Mk.I in a dive when the fabric covered wing peeled off thus there were limitations set for speeds used. Also the performance of the fabric winged Hurricane deteriorated much faster than on the metal winged one.
What made the Hurricane most easily shot down plane by Finns was the reason that even being structurally decently strong it caught fire very easily. Pilots were taught to aim in front of the cockpit where an oil and fuel tank were located, result was in most cases a flying torch. Also hits from low 6 were effective as it punctured the cockpit floor, radiator etc.
This just as an example. Structure can be good but other things cause the failure. In this case flammable liquids and the fabric cover of the wing. For the Fw190 a hit in 20mm or 30mm ammo could cause an explosion ripping the wing off, Mustangs were lost due the MLG uplock failing in high speed high G situation, Yaks and La-5's breaking up in dives due wing failure, Bf109G-6 lawn darting due wooden tail disintegrating in a dive..the list goes on. Every plane had it's vices. But in IL-2 we always have fresh planes that are "built to the specs", no sabotage or poor craftmanship etc.
I am waiting for 4.10 a lot
