Being on strike mission I don't often attack other planes as we are trying to avoid others.
How is it attacking the G4M this go round?
in my mind this plane should be easy to shoot down because of what I have heard/read historically.
example:
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The G4M was designed for a long range and high speed at the time of its introduction. Consequently, several weight-saving measures were incorporated into the design, such as dispensing with self-sealing fuel tanks and armor, which caused Allied fighter pilots to give it derisive nicknames such as "the one-shot lighter", "the flying Zippo" and "the flying cigar" because of their tendency to explode or catch on fire from any slight damage to the wing fuel tanks after being hit by aerial machine gun fire or ground-based anti-aircraft fire. Similarly, pilots of the Imperial Japanese Navy despairingly called the G4M the "Type One Lighter", "The Flying Lighter" or even the "Hamaki" ("Cigar").
I understand that it is fast and difficult to intercept, however I am under the impression it would flame up easily.
Last series I attacked HE111 from under, behind and above, I was getting pinged right away at about d8... if those had been 20mm ... I'd have been toast.
What did those who attacked them see? I realize there is a 20mm in the tail, with auto settings as normal I would think it would be a death sentence as it seems the otto is very accurate in frames past.
Coolon
Good points there if you can get to them. In the first frame the IJN covered both sets of AI very well and the A6M3 was very fast on the deck so dont stay low on the AI for too long or you will be run down.