| From: | Gurth gurth@******.nl |
|---|---|
| Subject: | Slightly off topic question |
| Date: | Tue, 23 Feb 1999 19:32:31 +0100 |
the street was...
[snip "I'm huntin' F-18s"]
> In any case, while it is very hard to account for in the mechanics of any
> game, it is possible for a vastly under powered weapon to destroy a
> vehicle it shouldn't be able to in real life.
The catch, though, is that an aircraft, even a combat aircraft, is
relatively unarmored. Important parts of the airframe (cockpit, fuel
tanks, etc.) will be armor-plated in combat aircraft, but the other the
remaining parts, as well as any civilian aircraft, are about as thick, if
not thinner, than the bodywork of a car, and made of lighter (i.e. less
penetration-resistant) materials.
OTOH, fire a hunting rifle at a lightly armored military vehicle and most
likely it won't get through the main armor -- it might destroy some
exterior fittings like a headlight, antenna, or periscope, but that's
often it.
What I find strange, though, is that the aircraft went down after being
hit by just a single bullet taking out a system which AFAIK usually has a
back-up, if not more than one, to prevent exactly this from happening.
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