Durability of aircraft to MG (< 8mm) guns

[swiss]

Originally Posted by winny

. I'd hate to know what was going on inside it though

Ever put a tomato in a microwave?

[Flying Pencil]

Originally Posted by swiss

More than what?

While you can't scrap a wounded soldier it works pretty well with ACs.

Wounded soldier takes a lot of resources as well.

And the Germans would repair very badly damaged aircraft simply because they could not get replacements.
Germany did not really ramp up production until late in war when they realized they needed significantly more units then they had.

[swiss]

Originally Posted by Flying Pencil

And the Germans would repair very badly damaged aircraft simply because they could not get replacements.

..and therefore it's a bad idea not to down it.

[Flying Pencil]

Originally Posted by winny

In contrast, only 23% of the 7.92 mm bullets reached the armour, and just 1% penetrated.

Notice how close they were fired from, and the He-111s had better armour than a blenheim.
Add to that the fact that only 2 of the 8 guns would have had AP rounds and you end up with a lot of German bombers getting home when they shouldn't have.

I had read this test before, (It was a Blen I, but practically same rear to Blen IV), but the lower penetration of 7.92 is new to me!

Thanks!