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i was looking at aircraft and realize that there are some stats that arn't mention anywhere or i missed it somewhere


1-beside a\c weapon name there is "effect" with a number
anyone know what it means?

2-also beside "effect" there is a set of letter like "INT", anyone have a list of what they mean???

3- also is there anyway to know what are the damge cause by
bombs and torpedoes???? whats the difference between a 200lb and a 1000lb bombs beside having 2 different name cause i dont
see any difference ingame, last night i've droped 6 1000lbs
bombs on a AP and it didn't sank,

4- Anyone know how armor work? when a gun hit a plane with armor, does armor value reduce penetretion attack??
any idea of the mechanic?

so do anyone know or it is just another "no info feature" that we
have to guess about


its funny to see the amount of guess there is in this game

I can reply to some points (somewhat vaguely)

1. Effectiveness (I assume). Bigger guns have higher ratings as they do more damage when they hit.

2. Location of the weapon (ie: where it can shoot). You see ones like TT (top turret), F (foreward) etc. INT means it can't shoot at you, gotta be dropped on you I think.

3. Very dependant on where the bomb hits. An AP is a huge Cargo Ship, and they take a lot of punishment before going down to bomb hits generally. Remember the HMS Hood? A critical hit causes major damage, a regular bomb hit causes some damage and a fire, the fire will cause additional damage that may in turn cause the ship to sink later. While a single bomb hit may take out a destroyer, large transports take a lot of punishment...

4. When watching bomb attacks on ships, you'll see the odd DECK HIT message, which means the bomb failed to penetrate the armor. I would assume that this same calculation is being made when flak is unloading on the planes, and you'll notice that B-17's seem to have an infinite lifespan (high durability coupled with armor) vs a A6M2 which is made of cloth and paper and gets shot down by a gust of wind