Heinkels of steel?

[winny]

Originally Posted by Fredfetish

Firstly, so what then of the AP rounds? Are they not supposed to pass straight through the armour, the fuel tanks the pilot and hit the engine? X4 in my case. I thing all of the default load outs have at least 1 AP load. Isn’t the tail also considered to be of some importance?

The AP rounds were designed for Infantry use. The main reason they are so rubbish against aircraft armour is that they had to hit the armour tip first. The superstructure of the aircraft would 'tumble' the bullets making them spin end over end. The chances of the armour being penetrated were very, very small.

They were designed to be fired directly at armour (tanks etc).

The 8 x .303 should be a good 109 killer because all the vital parts are contained within a much smaller space. (stating the obvious!)