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[Sternjaeger II]

Dutch,I believe you're misinterpreting what they're saying there.
Cannon rounds were a big scare among pilots and crews,and as you can tell from the pilot's memories it had a big psychological effect on them (something like the Germans being scared of the Spit and believing they had been shot down by one,even when it was a Hurricane or a Defiant!).

We always seem to forget the scare factor when it comes to war,probably cos we're used to Esc+Fly Again too much..