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20 20mm hits to bring down a modern fighter? Where are they located?
I'd say it would take some pretty selective hit location to place 20 hits on any fighter (well, maybe a Frogfoot) and still have the target perform at any level close to its pristine capability. Since the M61's shells are coming in trail about 50 feet apart they will be clustered - meaning the hit damage will accumulate pretty much in the same area. Bye-bye wing surface, and now control that airplane! Of course, if the shot comes in from the six o-clock, the length of the fuselage is subject to damage. Nowadays a gun shot is so rare that the shooter will most likely hold the trigger down to see what happens, instead of the half-second burst most good shooters use in a smooth tracking pass when firing on the dart target. In that case, the armor may survive but nothing else will after say 50-150 hits. Walt BJ |
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