puffy ack is realistic, i like puffy ack. been killed many times by it. thats half the fun. ive also sunk carriers with ju88's while diving through it. the trick is to go fast! its not like there were a bunch of guys laying around on a ship saying, "hey, that puffy ack is too harsh on the enemy, lets not shoot at them!". its a condition of the game! like a stray bullet, worry not of the one that has your name on it, worry about the one that is addressed "to whom it may concern!".