Still Soooo Porked

[addman]

Originally Posted by carguy_

You DO know that most of the top scorers waited for the enemy aircraft to basically fill their crosshair before firing? You can spit bullets from 200m as much as you like, not many of them will hit.




I do not know if 15mm AP ammo of the Friedrich nose gun can penetrate the cabin, but there`s always the underside radiator that can be damaged with normal MG calibre. The more complicated DM when compared to the old IL2 will also benefit the attacker here.

Anyways, virtual 109 pilots had enough time to learn to deal with them.

Yeah, lol, "the tank of the sky" IL-2. One short well placed burst of MG on that oil radiator and it's history, in IL-2 1946 at least. After a little practice one could single-handedly take out a whole squadron of those things. If they have the same weakness in BoM, no need to use any precious 15mm cannon ammo.

[furbs]

It would be tricky though if the pilot knew what he was doing and flew at tree top height.
Some good battles in VEF with Il2's and those pesky I16s with green lasers.

[carguy_]

Originally Posted by furbs

It would be tricky though if the pilot knew what he was doing and flew at tree top height.
Some good battles in VEF with Il2's and those pesky I16s with green lasers.

You have to keep an open mind in 1941. There`s hardly such a thing as bomber hunting missions in it. The 109s meet a lone group of one seater IL2s so most think it is going to be a walk in the park. They take each one of the IL2s but things change drastically when those destroyers turn on you and start to to send you some 20mm. Not pretty, saw it many times.

[furbs]

Oh yes, parking your self low and slow behind a IL2 and peppering away while the other IL2 swings in a blows your wing off, was not a good idea.

[He111]

Originally Posted by addman

Yeah, lol, "the tank of the sky" IL-2. One short well placed burst of MG on that oil radiator and it's history, in IL-2 1946 at least. After a little practice one could single-handedly take out a whole squadron of those things. If they have the same weakness in BoM, no need to use any precious 15mm cannon ammo.

Good luck addman if you think your aim is that good! Obviously better than actual pilots ..

Don't forget a panicing IL2 pilot (Me!) will be flying all over the sky.

@Sven, yes, very true. We've all watch the heroic propaganda @ the movies but in real life things are very different.

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