Ammunition power

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Originally Posted by Bewolf

It's all relative. Given 109s and 190s lose a great deal of speed and stability by just beeing looked at by 50cals the wrong way a porked 50 cal belting does not make that much of a difference. 50ies don't do structual damage that easily, but they are certainly more then adequate in reducing german planes combat efficiency to a degree no other planes are effected. This is especially true for the 109 engine. Though this makes Ponies and Jugs more or less "kill message 5 minutes after engagement" planes, in my exprience whenever I fly those, which is not that a rare happening, all in all they are not less effective. The danger of kill stealing is pretty high, however.

I don't know how I could cut in 2 late 109s (2 of them in the same mission) simply firing at convergence distance flying a P51... it's like the uber overmodelled K4 that you have to learn to fly, above all to remain at 400m from a US bomber since its .50s will open you (AI can be good to hitting you; it doesn't involve the damage at your plane, ammo data does).

At the same time I like to be PKed from 500m by the green ray of death.

Anyway this is true even for the P51's engine: one shot and you are out... other planes (P39, Spit) you can fly all the mission with a smoking engine like you had 300lts. of oil.