.50 Caliber rounds

[Lye-El]

Most Fighter aircraft were built to sustain some damage as the designers knew somebody might shoot at them. One round to a pilots head it's game over. Several .50 rounds going only through the skin might not do much at all.

[BnZ]

From what I've seen of gun cam footage on T.V. and read, AHII's .50s are about right, some would say even a little TOO powerful, but I think they are where they should be.

Hah, you want to try a game where the .50s SUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUCK, get IL2. A 2 second burst from the P-51B won't bring down a freakin' biplane in that game, and your whole clip often won't bring down a 190-and the same is true for the dang Ki-27 !...But the 109s just fall apart from even 4 .50s...inconsistent and messed up damage value all around in that game.

[NoBaddy]

no consistantly, but generallly speaking.

What these folks are trying to tell you is that it's not about quantity, it's about quality. A few well placed rounds from anything can kill....."well placed" being the key phrase. 

To put it another way, it isn't about how often you hit, it's about WHAT you hit.

[uberslet]

What these folks are trying to tell you is that it's not about quantity, it's about quality. A few well placed rounds from anything can kill....."well placed" being the key phrase. 

To put it another way, it isn't about how often you hit, it's about WHAT you hit.

general spots to hit with .50's? or is it a matter of learning wer I hit most effectivly?

[NoBaddy]

general spots to hit with .50's? or is it a matter of learning wer I hit most effectivly?

Cockpit, engine, control surfaces and/or critical structural points.