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Originally Posted by Pursuivant
Maybe. It seems like the .50 caliber MG has no problems starting fires or fatally damaging engines, even if it isn't so good at chewing up airframes or punching through armor. That makes it an effective weapon, especially against fighters and light bombers.
I don't think that it should be easy for .50 caliber fire to take off a wing, even off of a small fighter like the FW-190. But, it should be possible with sufficient damage. Perhaps it is, but I my gunnery skills aren't good enough.
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Actually, I will really like to see any proof of severing a wing from a 190 on reality using .50s. Wings got severed not by enemy fire itself, but by a weakening of it's structure and spars that are subjected to high pressure. Also you could got the ammo rack exploded if it was simulated on il-2 at all, but it is not.
190's were really sturdy for their time. Much more so than a 109.
Even so, on the popular plane lists, it is the one that suffers more from single damage. It becomes almost impossible to land safely after any single shot on it's wings.