The Il-2M3 Sturmovik having rice paper-strong armor is just as ridiculous as the rest of these problems.
I downed an Il-2 with the 30cals from an A6M2 earlier today. Guess where I shot it? The left wing. It broke in half!!
By the way, I didn't use the 20mm guns. Luckily for me, I killed the rear gunner in the Sturmovik before he could damage my Zero.
Please, explain to me how that would happen if reality. The poor quality of the Japanese 30cal bullets, along with the poor quality of their guns, would make it almost impossible to break the wings off of an Il-2.
Don't even get me started with the armor on GV's (especially the M16 --- That's just insane).