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Originally Posted by ImpalerNL
I find it very strange that after a 30mm round hits the wing, it sometimes falls apart and sometimes not, under the same conditions.
Each round fired at the wing should have the same probability of ripping it off, under the same conditions.
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I'd be worried if a hit in the wing root always took the wing straight off. In reality things just don't work that way. The angle of deflection, angle of penetration, G pulled by target aircraft and the area of the root which is hit will all contribute to varying results. I doubt any test can replicate those factors precisely.
Same goes for fuel tank hits (at least with smaller caliber stuff). Many rounds will pass straight through a self sealing tank with nothing to show for your efforts.