A-20 paradox

[Anaxogoras]

The A-20 is one of the most durable targets I've ever shot at in the game.  It can take 30mm hits to the wings without sustaining damage, but when it dives it sheds parts quicker than anything.  I don't get it.

[humble]

Big plane with a lot of sheet metal, remember its a light bomber not a fighter....

[SmokinLoon]

Big plane with a lot of sheet metal, remember its a light bomber not a fighter....

try telling that to the majority of those why fly it on a regular basis

[Kweassa]

try telling that to the majority of those why fly it on a regular basis

What, the majority that prey on clueless n00bs?

[BaDkaRmA158Th]

What, the majority that prey on clueless n00bs?

Willing to bet you have hit the ground a few times due to the A20's guns.

[Anaxogoras]

Big plane with a lot of sheet metal, remember its a light bomber not a fighter....

Yes, I understand its classification, but that's independent from the question I have.

[humble]

No it isnt....the ability to absorb rounds to the wings isn't in any way related to the structural limits of the control surfaces...BTW I can get the A-20 up to about 460 IAS without losing anything, however you can lose stuff well under 400 if you het heavy handed...

[Anaxogoras]

Classification is independent.  I could classify the A-20 as "airplane with two engines and 4-forward firing weapons," but that wouldn't have any bearing on its performance or structural integrity.  I could also classify by stuff like whether or not the airplane has a bubble canopy, or whether it has a radial engine or liquid cooled.  You get the idea.

The control surfaces of the A-20 are also resistant to cannon fire.

[CAVPFCDD]

yeah I've never got this plane either, whenever I'm in a GV and A-20 comes and kills me lickity split.... I try the same thing, I either totally miss trying to baby it so it wont fall apart, or it falls apart.

It can take 30mm hits to the wings without sustaining damage

i can vouch for this, was in a 109k4 and the a20 took one hell of a beating, ive shot down heavy bombers faster than this thing

[moot]

It only takes a split second more of concentrated fire.  Nothing uber.

[cobia38]

The A-20 is one of the most durable targets I've ever shot at in the game.  It can take 30mm hits to the wings without sustaining damage, but when it dives it sheds parts quicker than anything.  I don't get it.

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    yeah it does shed parts if your not careful,but once you learn to ride that fine line between shedding parts and keeping them,you can suprise alot of peeps with it.

[Yeager]

A20 is the most BS flight model in the game.  I do not believe a plane with a gross weight of almost 16,000 pounds should perform like a plane of 4000 pounds gross, on steroids.

Its a game and its no big deal but JEEBUS....lets at LEAST keep it half way believable.

[Ack-Ack]

It only takes a split second more of concentrated fire.  Nothing uber.

Exactly.  Rarely have I had an A-20 survive the first burst that I've hit it with.  Also helps where you hit it, wing root/tail section will usually result in a dead Havoc.


ack-ack

[Chalenge]

The tail is weak but so is the pilot so treat it like a 38 and shoot the glass. 

[Yeager]

No it isnt....the ability to absorb rounds to the wings isn't in any way related to the structural limits of the control surfaces...BTW I can get the A-20 up to about 460 IAS without losing anything, however you can lose stuff well under 400 if you het heavy handed...

I was capping a field in a a20 mid war last night and I tagged the same b25 noob trying to take off three times.  Loops baby....three complete loops loaded with 4000 pounds of bombs and 50% fuel to boot.  Effortless,  that FM is just wrong.