Its like this, i would rather hit a plane with a few 20mm hits than i would watch round after round after round buzz by my target.
I would rather hit my target one time with a 20mm than have all my ammo pass by them because of slow rate of fire.
Also in aces high a 20mm can do major damage,can knock wingtips off, puts holes in your wings, can hit a vital spot and kill you just as easly, AND because there is x3 more guns, the hit scale climbs big time.
problem with ALL of aces high's aaa is the fact th guns fire to slowly, are to few on a base to be effective to stop a horde, and above all SUCK ASS..talk about not being able to hit the side of a flying barn.
and in other games,i dunno why it feals like the aaa gets upto your plane faster,even at 2-3k. where as aces high the rounds just "float" up to you,and slowly pass by, you can dodge around the aaa in aces high.
Would be nice to see a few .50's in a few spots, because its not about overall damage,it about the pilot still fealing hes in danger, keeping his plane ducking and weaveing knowing the next tracer could be the pilot hit,or engine hit he doesnt want, aces high has ZERO pilot to aaa fear. just keep the plane turning and twisting,and aaa doesnt stand a chance. thats just crap.