This cant be realistic - 500+ hits, plane still flying??

Best way to take out 111's is to fire at your convergence and aim for the engines or the wing roots inboard of the engine. Loaded with cordite and De wylde rounds in each gun it often doesnt take much to blow a wing off when the fuel tank explodes. Though admittedly this doesnt always work, the best thing to do is fly as a group and pick one out to take down. This way you can kill 3-4 before everyone is out of ammo.

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A lot of the issue with damaged AC is the AI. Try jumping into a AC you think you have badly damaged. Then switch between auto pilot on and off. You'll see the plane go from a shuttering wreck to a smooth flying killing machine when auto is on.

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Originally Posted by ElAurens

There are plenty of historical references to He 111s returning to base with hundreds of .303 rounds in them.

Why do you think the RAF went to 20mm Hispanos as soon as they could get them reliable?

The.303 British cartridge, like all .30+/- inch rifle caliber machine guns were totally out dated relics of the WW1 era, as far as aerial combat goes.

Heres some interesting reading.

Clik here -----> http://www.findonvillage.com/0617_th...ugust_1940.htm

And -----> http://forum.1cpublishing.eu/showthread.php?t=21494