FWs Durabillity

[Pursuivant]

Originally Posted by Janosch

I took tail gunner shots from an Il-2 (apparently 12,7 mm bullets) on my Fw-190 A6 wing. The left wingtip/emblem area looked very, very ugly - bullet holes and large dark splotches.

That's the "heavy damage" texture.

Originally Posted by Janosch

With such damage, fighting is pretty much out of the question, but the plane is far from unflyable, and landing requires just a bit more caution than usually, so that the plane doesn't roll left when you least expect it!

That's my experience, too.

But, the issue is how much damage is required to trigger the wing heavy damage texture, not just for the FW-190, but also for other planes of equivalent size and construction.

I think that the .30/.303 cal/7.62 mm MG is way to effective in inflicting airframe damage in the game, and that the .50 cal/12.7 mm MG is somewhat too effective. The 20 & 30 mm cannons seem about right in terms of the damage they inflict.