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Zero. Oscar.
To steal mercilessly from another thread...
The Davis wing of the Liberator seems to have been a major weak point of the design, prone to catastrophic failure if damaged.
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NoOf course he will take what ever shot is presented for the angle of attack but would they actively target a B-24 wing over a B-17 wing?
The advantage of having serious firepower like 4 x 2cm cannon or a prop mounted 3cm cannon. Hitting the enemy aircraft anywhere is likely to cause massive damage.
I don't think the architecture for single-engined, single-seat fighters of the period left much room for variation on the theme of fuel storage, they pretty much all sat too close to their fuel for comfort....the Hurricanes and Spitfires of the BoB had a fuel tank directly ahead of the cockpit - and contemporary 109s had one under the pilots seat...
An inexperienced pilot with 4 x 2cm cannons will shoot off one of the unarmored wings. It goes down in flames either way. 8)
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German bomber such as the He111, Ju88 and Dornier 17/215/217 suffered a handicap in the layout of crew accommodation, which clustered the entire crew together in the nose. One near-miss from flak or good burst from a fighter could potentially incapacitate several, if not all of the crew, immediately rendering the bomber finished.
I would say the Defiant's overlooked lack of forward guns was an Achilles Heel.