.50's either preform miracles or end up making you wish you had cannons as your victim slowly coaxes his crate home. An example happened to me not to long ago. I was in a P-51D when a FW-190 bounced me. The Focke-Wolf pilot came out of the dive and pulled into a screaming near vertical climb. He was about 450m away from my gunsight when I fired a short burst in desperation. Luck would have it that he lost a wing. For any plane, the trick is convergence. Also, you can try shoot in a way that your bullets will slice through like a buzzsaw (enemy is flying level, you fly with 90 degree bank). A big plus is that you got more ammo.
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