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Originally Posted by robtek
As far as i remember H-J Marseille, i.e., spent around 12 to 20 rounds of his 20mm and 40 to 80 rounds 7,92 mm from his Bf109F4 for a air victory.
But he was a exceptional sharpshooter, always targeting the centre where the pilot was.
What this low ammo expenditure made special is that he very often made successful high deflection shots.
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From the documentary
Tom Neil @ 39:10
Re: 20mm
"2-3 shots"
12-20 for downing a bomber perhaps.