Can the same thing be said when being shot at? For example, I was shooting at an LA7 the other day. Lit the guy from wingtip to wingtip, and nose to tail. Nothing broke off, save for an airleron and a few other control surfaces. A few seconds later, after I was done shooting, the plane explodes.
Correct, sounds like you got lucky and got a pilot kill causing the plane to explode.
With gunnery, it all happens on "your" end, what you see that you hit, is what gets hit. Then it sends packet to the other guy saying plazus just shot you, hitting you x, y, and z with these guns, calculate damage.
Once he receives the packet and calculates the damage the parts fall off.
Which is why sometimes in a nose to nose pass you'll hear the pings after you pass.
If he's chasing you, remember, he's closer/further around the circle than he looks.
