you hit a zeke with 30mm and it didnt go 'pop'...it just fell apart
'Popping' seems to not happen so much. In my screenies of the I-16 and 110
you're seeing a pilot kill. Used to be, in AH, that resulted in a vaporized plane.
Now you can get a small explosion, smoke and a dropping plane. If other parts
were hit hard, pieces, as well.
(Sheesh, I just geek responded)