I have to excuse me... :(

[Soviet Ace]

Originally Posted by Panzergranate

I shot down 6x I-16 and 2 x I-153 with a Hurricane in a single 10 minute arcade game.

The I-16 and I-153 can't perform certain aerobatics, such as retournements (rudder hard over and elevators up with aerolons level), usually ending up in a tumble.

It works for the Spitfire and Bf-109 just as well, but for best effect use a Hurricane. Both the I-16 and I-153 have zero armour, not that this matters as a retournment gives a good few seconds of shooting from above and behind with a good lead or target.

If that fails, just lure them up high, where they're both slow and clumsey, and nail them.

Like Foz say, skilled players treat both the I-16 and I-153 as either a nuisance or easy prey.

The I-16 and I-153 Chaika have armor. Whenever I fly the I-16, I can take loads of damage and keep the bird up in the air. The I-153, even more so.... maybe because of the wings? Anyway, the only Russian planes I can think of off hand in BoP with insufficient armor would be the Po-2 (The second biplane with no forward firing gun... obviously, and the Yak-1b which surprisingly holds up well when hit hard, but still doesn't have sufficient armor. )