Why are American planes so fragile?

[CheetosInChocolate]

it seems like a single sneeze is all it takes for
"Tail cut loose, you have a "hole" in you left wing, my elevators are gone" why does this happen with only american planes.

[AndSoDerp]

Have you tried other aircrafts other than American cause every aircraft is fragile.

[Jaes]

Originally posted by AndSoDerp:

Have you tried other aircrafts other than American cause every aircraft is fragile.

This.

Spoiler: Aircraft don't like taking damage. You do not have armor nor should you really put yourself in a position to be hit.

[Legion]

How to tell someone hasn't played Japanese air ingame...

[FireFromBehind]

Originally posted by Legion:

How to tell someone hasn't played Japanese air ingame...

1 7.7mm bullet and ur a blazing fireball.

[Badass_Ben]

Originally posted by AndSoDerp:

Have you tried other aircrafts other than American cause every aircraft is fragile.

I once put the same Yak 3 on fire, 4 times, and didnt get a kill

[Dakota]

The b25 and P47 are both tanks imo

[MaDeuce]

I'm not sure what BR you're playing at, but it sounds like you're talking about around the time when everything you're fighting has cannons, while U.S. still uses .50 cals. So it's not that the planes are fragile, it's that the 20mm HE round that hit you did work.

[Legion]

Originally posted by FireFromBehind:

Originally posted by Legion:

How to tell someone hasn't played Japanese air ingame...

1 7.7mm bullet and ur a blazing fireball.

The joys of aircraft made of wood and paper essentially.

[Harry Nurpplez]

All aircraft are bro.

[CheetosInChocolate]

Originally posted by AndSoDerp:

Have you tried other aircrafts other than American cause every aircraft is fragile.

I can take down another American aircraft, EG P-51, P36, P-26, or P-40 in just a handful of bullets.
I can get consistent hits on most other planes, like german planes and nothing happens.
Speaking of P-51 why do they catch fire so easily? Is this a common problem or just luck?

[Mac]

Originally posted by Badass_Ben:

Originally posted by AndSoDerp:

Have you tried other aircrafts other than American cause every aircraft is fragile.

I once put the same Yak 3 on fire, 4 times, and didnt get a kill

LOL that was probably me. I actually made that exact comment a couple of months back in another thread (if you don't believe me you can search for it) where we talked about which planes are most likely to survive a fire.

I literally said sth. along the lines of "I once flew a Yak-3 and survived being set on fire 3 or 4 times" xD

Edit:
Found it:
https://steamcommunity.com/app/236390/discussions/3/3272437487143364240/#c3272437487147620081

I said:
"flying a Yak once (I can't remember if it was a Yak-3 or Yak-9) where my plane caught fire 4 times in a row and each individual fire was extinguished after which I safely landed on the airfield"

[MaDeuce]

Originally posted by CheetosInChocolate™ ℠ © ®:

Originally posted by AndSoDerp:

Have you tried other aircrafts other than American cause every aircraft is fragile.

I can take down another American aircraft, EG P-51, P36, P-26, or P-40 in just a handful of bullets.
I can get consistent hits on most other planes, like german planes and nothing happens.
Speaking of P-51 why do they catch fire so easily? Is this a common problem or just luck?

Because it gets hit with 20mm Minengeschoß high explosive incendiary rounds.

[CheetosInChocolate]

Originally posted by Jaes:

Originally posted by AndSoDerp:

Have you tried other aircrafts other than American cause every aircraft is fragile.

This.

Spoiler: Aircraft don't like taking damage. You do not have armor nor should you really put yourself in a position to be hit.

I can infact confirm that a single bullet from a ,what I believe was a USSR Gaz SPAA, will
"You have a hole in your left wing" my american plane, which is Gajin's way of saying your wing ejected itself because someone sneezed on it.

[HeatedWafflez]

Originally posted by CheetosInChocolate™ ℠ © ®:

it seems like a single sneeze is all it takes for
"Tail cut loose, you have a "hole" in you left wing, my elevators are gone" why does this happen with only american planes.

Because every country besides the US actually uses a caliber bigger than 12.7mm that also has explosive filler. This doesn't change my opinion on the fact that .50 cals are absolute monsters to deal with because of their magical fire starting/pilot sniping capabilities which almost always results in a kill.

[CheetosInChocolate]

Originally posted by HeatedWafflez:

Originally posted by CheetosInChocolate™ ℠ © ®:

it seems like a single sneeze is all it takes for
"Tail cut loose, you have a "hole" in you left wing, my elevators are gone" why does this happen with only american planes.

Because every country besides the US actually uses a caliber bigger than 12.7mm that also has explosive filler. This doesn't change my opinion on the fact that .50 cals are absolute monsters to deal with because of their magical fire starting/pilot sniping capabilities which almost always results in a kill.

the only time a 50.cal gonna do sh-t against a plane is if it's ground battle and the plane's going directly towards you. That is the only time I have been able to do anything against a german plane with a 50.cal.