soviet planes and 4.1x...

[Woke Up Dead]

Originally Posted by IceFire

The Hispano is very effective in-game and is probably tied for first with the MG151/20 for most destructive 20mm cannon... but the VYa 23mm is in a league of it's own. We have to restrict it from the loadouts on LaGG-3s for some online matches because a couple of 23mm VYa rounds will devastate a bomber utterly. The fire rate and muzzle velocity are lower than the Hispano but the sheer destructive power is incredible. Anecdotally with the VYa we see effects like engines being shot off, planes loosing both wings, or aircraft being thrown around (and sometimes into a stall situation). I'd say it is definitely more powerful than any of the 20mm.

In 4.10 when you hit an enemy's wing with the VYa, even from a distance, it would look like a giant hand slapped down on that wing: the enemy airplane would violently roll 90 or even 180 degrees. I think they changed that in 4.11, don't see that effect anymore. Agree that the VYa is more powerful than any 20mm, I wish more Soviet fighter planes had it.