B17 armor

[1K3]

head-on is much more effective

[dedalos]

Originally posted by nirvana
Were they absolutely in the same general area or spread out?  

Well, he said 1 radder 1 aleron what do ya think?    I bet half or more missed too

[DaddyAck]

I have smote many a b-17 with my beloved 109k,  Like I said come in fast and hard hitting in well placed 2 round bursts into the wing (preferably the roots, but hell with 30mm anywhere on the wing will do it).

[PanzerIV]

ya know the B17 was concieved as a plane to patrol the coasts of the US rather than the bomber it is.

[Serenity]

Originally posted by PanzerIV
ya know the B17 was concieved as a plane to patrol the coasts of the US rather than the bomber it is.

Ironically, I was litterally JUST reading the paragraph in 'The Mighty 8th" were it says that.

[Delirium]

Originally posted by Benny Moore
He's got a point.  Real Thunderbolts were known to even go into forests at 300 M.P.H. and have the fuselage still be intact.  The legendary P-47's duribility isn't quite so impressive in Aces High II (though still tough).

A certain P47 was known for taking out someone's bathroom here in Connecticut by ramming the house.

I think you're forgetting one point however, in this game the majority are far more accurate than most WWII flyers were and that makes any comparison a moot point.

[PanzerIV]

ya know pilots seem to be wounded easily in the F4U even though there is that chunk of steel making a wall between lead and man, and the F4U-1C seems to fall in half alot!
Ive flown the P47N and taken multiple hits from the 37mm AAguns and walked away, not everytime but its rugged compared to any other fighter.

[Ace8765]

Originally posted by titanic3
way way too much armor for the B17 in AH. earlier this morning, i flew a 109K and saw a lone B17, no formation, i fired 10 shots into that B17. YEs, it IS 30mm, it was the only thing i fired, i ran out of 13mm. the only thing the B17 lost was a rudder and 1 airleron. that ain't right. on my info, B17 takes only 5 shot of Mk108.

you only shot 10 rounds into the plane? of course its not going to do much damage

you need to hit it with alot more firepower

[kennyhayes]

b17s take alot of damage

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y7QyvDkO0oQ&mode=related&search=
ops wrong one

here it is
http://www.daveswarbirds.com/b-17/contents.htm


p.s. only i spell wrong
p.s.no2 sorry about vid did't know what i was thinking or did i:D

[DoLbY]

I'll personally aim for the wings or engines; tricky to hit at times but effective even with .50s

I was looking all those pictures of those real B17s. Tough planes but still feel sorry for the poor guys inside.


Nads of steel on buff crews