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Originally Posted by von Brühl
Redundant systems, the 109s had a system for shutting pressure to a damaged radiator, and a single rad was enough to cool it somewhat. Although it shouldn't last forever at high output, it would be a far longer lasting than the single rad being damaged in the RAF planes.
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I believe this was introduced only with the latter batches of 109F; the Emil did not have them.
On the other hand, the Emil did have an 8mm armor plate right behind the fuel tank, which would render the fuel tank bulletproof from .303 hits from directly behind (it was possible though to hit the fuel tank directly if fired from an angle and bypass the armor plate).