BF109's and Stukas too hard to shoot down? Anyone else finding this?

[Kurfurst]

You probably didn't have anything vital - engine, pilot, fuel tank or radiator. Its odd, but it could happen. Personally I have little trouble knocking down 109.

One thing to keep in mind that only reasonably hittable vital system in the 109 wing are the radiators, otherwise the wing is pretty empty.

If you shoot the fuselage from dead astern, chances of success are low. I presume, given your results that the 109E-3 has armor plates modeled. A 8mm plate was mounted behind the fuel tank, and its should be proof against .303s at just about any range. With all rounds defeated by the armor plate, the rounds only pass through the rear fuselage and the tail, which is completely empty - you may hit the control cables or the radio though. Everything that is vital is front of it - fuel tank, pilot, engine, oil tank, in that order.

I suppose shooting it from an angle is the key, as you can bypass the armor plate, and hit the fuel or the pilot, since the armor plate is a distance behind them in the fuselage. Probably shooting from a bit below is the best approach.