.50 cal?

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Originally Posted by Ctrl E

wow -didn't mean to trigger such a discussion. gives us something to do i while we wait for SOW i guess.

i would have thought a single .50 cal round fired square into the 6 of an aircraft would punch through the pilot's seat (and chest) and smash half way through the engine block - thus killing the pilot and the engine. of course in real life the round would bounce around a bit and fly off at odd angles.

i still reckon the current .50 cal round is a bit weak.

this is getting a bit like an episode of CSI.

Yeah, the .50 is incredibly powerful for a machine gun round, but it's not that powerful, especially against large and heavily built aircraft. I've had skilled pilots dismantle my Zero in short order with no trouble, but they lack punch for larger and more heavily constructed planes. Nothing, but nothing can replace good gunnery.