Yet another .50 vs 20mm thead.

[zjtins]

They video shows explosions. I consider it fog of war.

Best example is a book on C130 Spookies. They thought 20mm in Vietnam laid waste to everything. Finally did a test and found most of the trucks they shot up were drivable. The AF changed the rules to count them as destroyed only when the blew up or burned. The numbers went down but more importantly they would stick around shooting until they got a more decisive kill.

 

[zjtins]

Never lost a bomber is not relevant in today's terms. The loss rates were way down when the Red Tails covered the bombers. In WWII that was huge. Men invent stories to help them deal with the horrible situations they faced. Today we look at it from a pristine view. To me no losses vs few losses mean nothing, in terms of the bomber crews was what counted.

Its the same myth that a Tiger tank took five Shermans to kill it. Some took out many Shermans and were never put out of action. Others ran out of gas and were 'killed' several times over by Shermans making sure it was not a threat. FoW and perception, it happens