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Old 02-28-2014, 12:08 AM
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Originally Posted by IceFire View Post
Define long and short.
Short: as short as possible, the quickest squeeze my finger can make.

Long: at least one second, one "scoobydoo" and a bit more.

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What you may be talking about is if there is anything different done to the damage in terms of game/sim world. So far as I know... no. If you hit then it counts the damage done to the piece that you hit. If you shoot in a short burst and then another short burst you may not hit the same area and therefore would need to do more damage to the target aircraft. A short but continuous stream is better because you're more likely to hit the same area with 2, 3, 4... or more, bullets and more likely to cause that part to fail which in IL-2 land means a fire, or structural detachment, etc.
I think this is what I'm talking about, this makes sense. Thanks.
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