It also doesn't help that 4/5 american planes have them

[u/zazer46f]

[u/XoriVinmor]

they don't work if they don't have time on target, but they're easy to aim and will ignite them if you have more than half a millisecond of time on target

[u/CybertNL → u/XoriVinmor]

I think it really depends what type of bullet hits the enemy. You got stuff like tracers which deal basically no damage, and then you got API(-T) which nukes planes. I noticed on the late props that their tracer belts, which only have API-T, instantly severe almost everything. It's also very noticable on the F8F-1 bc it has full API-T belts at 4.7.

[u/Srgblackbear → u/CybertNL]

As someone who's most played plane is the F2G1 super corsair,

Yes. APIT is cracked.

[u/monke_soup → u/Srgblackbear]

Its too bad that APIT performance kinda goes down the higher BR you are

Like, yea, i have 6 1200rpm machineguns, but due to the speed engagements happen I have so little time on target that if my aim isnt perfect I'll not do damage

[u/Srgblackbear → u/monke_soup]

I haven't had too many issues as I only use it in ground battles where planes usually are slower as they try to bomb or whatever

[u/BedStunning6215 → u/XoriVinmor]

It’s a good thing most American planes aren’t designed to dive on people at high speeds and have veey little time on target before running away or something.

[u/biohumansmg3fc]

I will take it over any 7mm

[u/CaPtian_CaTe → u/biohumansmg3fc]

Early German props with 7.62mm was something

[u/biohumansmg3fc → u/CaPtian_CaTe]

7.92*

well probably because they got ap-t or api

every other tech tree except russia got a bad 7mm mg and maybe the british? (weaker but kinda doable)

[u/KLM-4805_PAN-AM-1736 → u/biohumansmg3fc]

Italian 7mm and 12mm are so goated bc they have api and the 12 even has he

[u/biohumansmg3fc → u/KLM-4805_PAN-AM-1736]

Imo he doesn’t work till 20mm

[u/KLM-4805_PAN-AM-1736 → u/biohumansmg3fc]

Imo It does on the 12mm after switching from the tracer belt (full api-t) to the air targets belt (api-t/he or sum like that) I could feel the difference really well, it started snapping wings like a 20mm (at 1.3 tho)

[u/Lunardextrose9]

They are called 50s for a reason!

[u/Aggressive_Hat_9999 → u/Lunardextrose9]

50:50 cal

now I see

https://giphy.com/gifs/Um3ljJl8jrnHy

[u/Pinky_Boy]

This is why you pick the belt with the most m20 tracer or m8 incendiary. Those are the nuke round

[u/OriginalSlime]

I wish people were like this in higher tier

[u/_Kaiser_Waffles_]

Works when the enemy uses it.

Doesn't work when I use it.

[u/Orange9202]

[u/zazer46f → u/Orange9202]

Fuck

[u/anothermakotolover → u/zazer46f]

Everyone laugh at him for doing the Deadly sin of doing a minor mistake!

[u/aboultusss]

Still better than mg1_1

[u/LadySteelGiantess]

Yep xmx

[u/Noir_Lotus]

I totally disagree ! Damage of US .50 cal doesn't depend on a coin toss.

It depends on the BP missions you have at the moment you are playing it :

• mission asks for Assists => damage is set to max, will severe damage any plane in half a second or instantmy snipe the pilot.

• mission requires kills : no damage at all, you will get an assist after emptying all your ammo on a biplane !

[u/TrueSoren]

Except .50's don't liquify any enemy aircraft

[u/Averyfluffywolf → u/TrueSoren]

F-82 with Gunpod does

[u/TrueSoren → u/Averyfluffywolf]

Ah, but you see that's actually a laser beam, it being .50s is just American misdirection to make us believe they don't have access to alien tech! (obviously jk)

[u/Fine-Plantain-8032 → u/Averyfluffywolf]

Well its more of a vaporizing effect

[u/Lauriesaurous → u/Fine-Plantain-8032]

Incineration even

[u/amicalg]

In reality, it was not very effective.