er......were they expecting a 20mm explosive round to make a nice neat entry and exit hole?
that is assuming i am correct in thinking they were explosive rounds being fired.
this is the perfect example to show the next person who complains about a 'ping-splat-tower' death.
one of these even enters the cockpit area and explodes you are in serious trouble. I think i remember a report i read about a single 20mm round from a 109 hitting a B17, tearing a hole the size of a small car in the skin, and shredding the navigator to within an inch of his life.
and that was a single shot, imagine being hit by this on full auto for a 2 second burst.
if anything our damage model is too weak for 20mm and 30mm hits.
although, saying that, as mentioned, a thin aluminium skin may just let the round pass through and not cause such an impact.
whatever the case, cool vid, thanks for posting.
