The best thing about the A-20 is the gun package, very faw aircraft have that "lazer gun" effect the A-20 has, Save the p38. And even that trades one .20mm for x2 .50's with mixed ballistics.
I use to fly my A20 to defend air bases already* under heavy attack, after the fighter hangers were all gone. Once you get air born,even if you cannot defend yourself by menuver,you can still jump to the turret and do SOMETHING to help your cause. NEVER underestimate the power of jumping into a turret and hitting your auto climb buttons (.speed 150-200),then use rudder for a slight turn, it makes you a climbing,very hard target..with teeth. (oh how i wish we could have the .30 in the belly (crys))
Little tricks with snaprolling and auto climb with rudder can make a A20 even under distress a rough target to down. Back in the day the a20 had a MAJOR flaw with its hit box,where any hit the main body would end up in a instant fireball/kill, now that..that was corrected, it is STILL a very formitable aircraft
Sorry for the spellking arors and such, iv beeen drinking.
P.s. all hail the widewing and ack-ack, these guys know what they are doing, so pay attention. and please..always remember that the Training arena is always a great place to become a vertual god..in any air frame,so long as you have at least 1, forward firing gun.