mmm so when a spit16 survives a 37mm to the wing its working as it should.
It probably didn't even hit. I doubt it cause I have never had a tater hit that did no damage at all to an aircraft. If he's not dead or engine out then it's usually a horizontal stab.
Edit: I have seen a jug taken one before but that's a jug though, I have seen maybe three events like this happen and it is nowhere near as often an event as people say it is.