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Title: Pilot Wound in 38J
Post by: 5PointOh on September 19, 2007, 09:37:27 PM

I noticed tonight, in a 38J I recieved a pilot wound but there wasn't a hole in the canopy.  Its a minnor thing.

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Title: Pilot Wound in 38J
Post by: OOZ662 on September 19, 2007, 11:40:49 PM

Not every pilot wound comes through the canopy. In the P-38, there's no engine block to stop a bullet from hitting your spleen as well.

Title: Pilot Wound in 38J
Post by: Nilsen on September 20, 2007, 04:34:12 AM

Correct. Same can happen rather often in the 110.

Title: Pilot Wound in 38J
Post by: clerick on September 21, 2007, 01:56:13 AM

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Originally posted by OOZ662
Not every pilot wound comes through the canopy. In the P-38, there's no engine block to stop a bullet from hitting your spleen as well.

This is true, however there was a crap-load of ammo and guns up there.  My only complaint about all the 38's is the PW model.  It seems far too touchy.

Title: Pilot Wound in 38J
Post by: OOZ662 on September 21, 2007, 02:22:59 AM

Well, alright, there's also through the bottom of the seat, up through your feet, into your back from below... ;) Though the last is the least likely due to seat armor.

The P-38 was actually one of the most susceptible to pilot wounds. They added an armor plate behind the guns to try to reduce the number of injuries to the pilot.

EDIT: Basically, if he has a film he can send it to HTC and they can extract the exact trajectory, velocity, and penetration of the round to see if the bug exists or if he was shot in the butt. It isn't all that big of a deal, though.

Title: Pilot Wound in 38J
Post by: DoNKeY on September 21, 2007, 08:53:21 PM

Actually a pw is a big deal, especially if it's not supposed to have happened to that pilot.  Every time you black out, is a time where someone can kill you, and if you don't make it back to base you die.  

So yeah, I would say its a big deal.

PS:  Not knocking on you though.:aok

Title: Pilot Wound in 38J
Post by: Hazard69 on September 22, 2007, 12:27:11 PM

I don't know, but I think engines here seem to play a big part in stopping bullets. Take a shot from a spits 20mms along your 3-9 and watch an engine die..and never get a PW. However, from any other angle, up-dwn-front-back the cockpit's a bullet magnet. I got a PW from a spits .303cals, with him on my low 6 and me pulling away from him fast (he had just immellmanned up to me). Dont know how a .303 can get through that seat armour, especially at 400+ when the closure rate is negative.:confused: :rolleyes:

Title: Pilot Wound in 38J
Post by: splitatom on September 23, 2007, 07:07:06 PM

the small hole in the wing right next to the cotpit might be where you got wounded from

Title: Pilot Wound in 38J
Post by: Murdr on September 30, 2007, 03:20:43 PM

If a cannon round hit just outside the cockpit, your pilot might have been within the blast radius.

Oh, and here are cutaways of the armor and nose
(http://479th.jasminemarie.com/images/armor.jpg)
(http://479th.jasminemarie.com/images/38guns.jpg)

Title: Pilot Wound in 38J
Post by: clerick on October 01, 2007, 01:01:34 AM

It doesn't appear that there was much armor to the side of the pilot.  Were they counting on the wing root to protect the pilot?

Title: Pilot Wound in 38J
Post by: OOZ662 on October 01, 2007, 07:54:51 AM

And the engines, I'm guessing.

Title: Re: Pilot Wound in 38J
Post by: rednex21 on October 08, 2007, 01:55:17 PM

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Originally posted by 5PointOh
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Yesssss...Knights actually captured a base.......

Carry on