Troubleshooting the DM on the Bf-109E series.
This is an old DM and it shows. While I've complained previously about the tendency for the engine to shut down after just a few hits from rifle-caliber bullets fired at extreme range, I've also noticed a few more bugs.
1) The rear fuselage fuel tank is extremely vulnerable - even to hits from the front. Hits from 1 o'clock or 11 o'clock can just bypass the pilot's armor plate to hit the fuel tank, and even one or two rifle-caliber bullets are sufficient to cause unstoppable leaks or even fires. While this is realistic in that the pilot's armor plate didn't fully protect the fuel tank from the front, it's unrealistic for the same reason that a couple of small caliber bullets are unlikely to start a fire in any other self-sealing fuel tank with exhaust gas blanketing.
2) There is a gap between the armor glass and the forward armor plate (for planes where it was fitted).
http://forum.1cpublishing.eu/attachm...1&d=1405745821
This screen grab shows two major problems with the Bf-109E-4 damage model - two rifle caliber bullets fired from about 300 m were sufficient to stop the engine cold. Another bullet has penetrated the gap between the armor glass and the forward firewall (which might not have been armored in the E series) to wound the pilot.
Also notice a penetrating bullet hit from the side which also passes through the pilot model, but which doesn't kill or cause injury.
3) It's very hard to get coolant leaks for the radiators which are located just outboard from the cockpit. But, there's plenty of gun camera footage showing exactly this sort of damage for the Bf-109 series (albeit mostly for the G model).