P-39 performance after engine damage

[Pursuivant]

Originally Posted by The_WOZ

I have talked about this on other thread, a few planes in the game lack a 3D damage model, among those is the P-39 and Ju-87 families.

That would do it. I've been flying a lot of missions flying the P-39 vs. lightly armed bombers in arcade mode (to track where bullets hit my plane). For planes with an actual damage model like the Bf-109 or P-40, a single rifle caliber bullet in the right place is often enough to kill the engine, pilot or controls. But, since the total number of bullets I collect overall tends to be low, that means that there's very little chance of a random critical hit with the P-39.

[Baddington_VA]

I have talked about this on other thread, a few planes in the game lack a 3D damage model, among those is the P-39 and Ju-87 families.
In these planes internal systems damage is calculated at random when a bullet hits the fuselage.

So would I be right in believing that for such aircraft that,
Fuselage hit + no engine damage can = smoking engine ?

[Pursuivant]

Originally Posted by Baddington_VA

So would I be right in believing that for such aircraft that,
Fuselage hit + no engine damage can = smoking engine ?

Maybe. White smoke might indicate a coolant leak or minor damage to the engine that doesn't result in noticeable power drop. A TD member would have to look at the code and figure out exactly what's going on.