Still Soooo Porked

[tools4fools]

You can even put 1000 solid hits into an he111

Dunno what you do but the absolutely ever most I needed was about 500 shots. Bad shooting on my side and overkill as well as I wanted it to go down quick - the plane was already in its slow dead turns, going slower and slower in wide circles. Pumped more into it as I wanted it to go down quick but were not needed.

Usually 150 hits per bomber is what I need, but if I get a good attack run it's less than 100:
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Ludwig Havenhorst describes after ground attacks damage to their He 11 in Russia:
"Our He 111 was hit a number of times. The crew chief counted 151 holes. All of the remaining aircraft had sustained similar damage.
In the following days our squadron lost six more aircraft in the same way. They were written off as a result of heavy damage or shot down."

As said about 150 do the trick usually in game, less if hit square and fair.

One thing that does not work is sitting at dead 6 however, you have to shoot from angles.

And I haven't observed any engine fire in He 111 so far, either it's a large kaboom tearing off the wing or it is thin streams of smoke (black/white) from the engine, which eventually dies down, but never a proper engine fire.

[trademe900]

I have observed fires on a he111 but it is extremely rare, not like the ju88 or do17z which seem to be more well rounded in their damage models.

Are you saying 150 hits on a he111 in COD? In il2 yes it's possible but sorry but I don't buy it for il2, you need at least 500 solid hits at deflection bring one down, often it can go to 1000. Quite ridiculous.

Stukas are insanely tough along with the he111.

[tools4fools]

Sometimes I need 500 hits and I think that's already quite a lot - in particular as often it still just goes into the right-turn slower and slower circles but still might take 10min until it actually crashes in the water.
Like this one:
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Good deflection and it goes kaboom with very few hits, like this one:
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And yes I agree, the result of the damage might be wrong. Like in the He111 I have not have once in all this testing and engine/wing fire or thick black smoke from an engine.

Only thin white or black smoke or massive explosion.