Friday October 12 - Release Candidate 2

[Catseye]

Originally Posted by Fenrir

Depends on whether you fly for RAF or Luftwaffe; if RAF then you shouldn't see hit flashes. The .303 was renowned for showing little or nothing in the way of impact strikes. Best sign was when your victim started spewing coolant/fuel/smoke.

As regards the Luftwaffe ammo, sure a 20mm shell should make a nice flash, but whether the MGs should, I cannot tell you.

Not so Fenrir,
The DeWilde was created for just that purpose and was in great demand. Shortage of this ammo was evident in the BOB but not later. When the DeWilde hits metal, it flashes bigtime. RAF pilots preferred this to tracers as the tracers would give warning as they went by the enemy.

What I would like to see is the smoke trail left by "incendiary" bullets which acted similar to tracer paths for the shooter to see.