Ammo against 109?

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Originally Posted by trademe900

Actually, it is unrealistic. If you've done much tinkering with engines then you'll know this is a glaring fault.

Water at high temperatures in a pressurized cooling system is going to spurt out with fury if there is even a pin hole sized leak, let alone damage induced by a bullet. If there is the slightest leak the system loses it's ability to pressurize the coolant and then no amount of water will help as without pressurization it will start to boil within seconds. Immediate overheating will ensue.

That would have been my argumentation as well, thank you

Another point to this is, that if you damage your engine with a closed radiator (let it overheat), it stopps withhin seconds...
This difference in damage (due to overheating vs. damage because of beeing shot) isn´t realistic in my eyes.

All that happens when i overheat, is the cooling system losing liquid because of overpressure...
I once read here on the forums that Spit & Hurri had overpressure valves right in front of the cockpit so the pilot would see the steam coming out of the valve and realise that temperatures are too high...

Question to Trademe900: Was the water in all the engines pressurized due to cooling?