Damage Model issue?

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Originally Posted by gimpy117

i think that in itself is a bug. fuel tank explosions are EXTREMELY rare. Because certain conditions must exist for explosive combustion inside a tank. Generally With a tank full, It will not happen. Sure, It will Burn like heck but it won't go boom, because fuel in itself does not explode, but the VAPOR does.

^THIS....

that is something i was also thinking, tho mostly because the fuel tank explosion happens pretty frequently and 'early' in the plane's progression of damage... usually i get coolant punctures with the first couple seconds worth of bullet strikes... its in the next seconds worth that usually triggers the explosion...

unless im fairly accurate at hitting the cockpit area of the fuselage (which im most likely not ) then the total destruction of the fuel tank is definitely too easy to damage.

One other thing... If the tank does explode wouldnt the force of the explosion sever some if not all control cables? Im pretty certain that it would cut the cables goin back into the tail section (rudder and elevators). because right now other thank looking pretty, it has no secondary consequence