Goons are too fragile

[shdo]

hmm...make the goon tougher so you can deliver the troops and not die...pssh no. -1.

goons could be downed by a M1 Garand if you aim right.

every plane can be downed by an M1 Garand if you aim right.

[Ack-Ack]

I'm sure Shdo is going to post data that backs up his claim for his wish.

ack-ack 

[Tyrannis]

I read somewheres their was actually a Typhoon model that had 12 .303cal Mg's in the wings, any truth to this?

[Karnak]

I read somewheres their was actually a Typhoon model that had 12 .303cal Mg's in the wings, any truth to this?

Not really, no.  Typhoon Mk Ia would have had twelve .303s if the 20mm cannons had not worked out, but as they did, the Typhoon Mk Ia was never built.

[skorpion]

I read somewheres their was actually a Typhoon model that had 12 .303cal Mg's in the wings, any truth to this?

only on paper did it have the 12 .303's

[shdo]

I'm sure Shdo is going to post data that backs up his claim for his wish.

ack-ack  

I would point you to this one article. http://www.historynet.com/aviation-history-interview-with-world-war-ii-c-47-pilot-russell-chandler.htm with the following quote.

AH: What did you think of the C-47?


Chandler: I found the C-47 a very sturdy and reliable aircraft. I am sure hundreds are still flying somewhere in the world today. They would absorb a tremendous amount of flak, and I have seen some still flying with half their rudders blown off. They certainly fulfilled the mission they were designed for.

here is another nice link http://www.dc3history.org/collisionsbombscrashes.html

[gyrene81]

you realize b-17 pilots said the same things...yet the 8th af suffered nearly 50% losses during daylight bombing runs with aircraft that were built for combat.

in ah, downing a c-47 is only slightly easier than downing a lanc or b-17 without guns, not as easy as you're trying to make it out to be...it's just slow and easy to pour ammunition into.

[VonMessa]

Interior:

(yes, I know it has had some mods but the construction is all but the same)

[MachFly]

you realize b-17 pilots said the same things...yet the 8th af suffered nearly 50% losses during daylight bombing runs with aircraft that were built for combat.

in ah, downing a c-47 is only slightly easier than downing a lanc or b-17 without guns, not as easy as you're trying to make it out to be...it's just slow and easy to pour ammunition into.

Agreed