Some planes seems indestructible

[RTHolmes]

The KI-84 seems to soak up a lot of damage. I shot 4 taters into a KI-84's wing today and nothing but a missing aileron and a flap no longer working. Makes me wonder what crazy stuff the Japanese put in that plane.

flap hit, aileron hit, wingtip hit, wing hit. no mystery there, if you'd put 2 of them into the wing it would have fallen off.

[lulu]

I forgot one: the f6f ...

 

[Changeup]

The A20 takes a lot of damage. 109's, not as much but they're nimble birds so you have to get up close & personal.

These issues generally revolve around being directly behind the 109s.  They are such a low profile bird that you have to be hitting them directly and chances are, the pile it of the 109 does not particularly want to hold still for you to shoot at him.  Shallow to wide deflection shots are the best where the 109 gives you full view of his top-down profile.  If its a K4, you best kill him quick or:

1.  If its a Muppet, your tracers will pizz him off and he'll turn around and kill you;
2.  He'll take his speed and kill you later;
3.  He'll slam the brakes on, you'll slide by and you'll die immediately.

Don't miss as the results are not fun.  Thank you, carry on.

K4 HELPFUL HINT #129

[cobia38]

These issues generally revolve around being directly behind the 109s.  They are such a low profile bird that you have to be hitting them directly and chances are, the pile it of the 109 does not particularly want to hold still for you to shoot at him.  Shallow to wide deflection shots are the best where the 109 gives you full view of his top-down profile.  If its a K4, you best kill him quick or:

1.  If its a Muppet, your tracers will pizz him off and he'll turn around and kill you;
2.  He'll take his speed and kill you later;
3.  He'll slam the brakes on, you'll slide by and you'll die immediately.

Don't miss as the results are not fun.  Thank you, carry on.

K4 HELPFUL HINT #129

  K4 is my top supplier of spuds  they die easyer then most other 09s

[Changeup]

  K4 is my top supplier of spuds  they die easyer then most other 09s

That's because your A20 looks like 300 pounds of poo stuffed into a 100 pound bag...and absorbs the taters just as well!

[cobia38]

That's because your A20 looks like 300 pounds of poo stuffed into a 100 pound bag...and absorbs the taters just as well!

 well yeah,its a flying tank 

[Changeup]

well yeah,its a flying tank 

[lulu]

"1.  If its a Muppet, your tracers will pizz him off and he'll turn around and kill you;
2.  He'll take his speed and kill you later;
3.  He'll slam the brakes on, you'll slide by and you'll die immediately."


 



 

[save]

As a flyer of the gun-mobile (A8) I find Yak9's are the most durable fighters in-game.

Most fighters including those mentioned above, die from a solid burst of 4*20mm and 2*13mm, but not the Yak.
They shrug and fly on, less a gear or an aileron.

God help us if we get this durability of a coming yak3, not only faster, but also more manoeuvrable.

Its the only fighter that can soak up close to a buff.

And btw , perk the 3-gun la7.

[earl1937]

Done. Found this Aircraft Structure page, which claims that true monocoque would be too heavy for planes, the solution being semi-monocoque. It also says that early , making my WW1 statement correct.
Looks like my biggest mistake was the phrase "only for -- aerodynamics". Thanks for correction, and making me look for sound information and learn something. 

You sir, are correct, the only item in the world which is a true monocoque construction is an "EGG"!