[mmaruda]

It really is hard to send the B-17 down in this game, but I think the problem lies not in their damage resistance. What I've noticed is that shooting engines doesn't cut it, however if you shoot the wing a bit from the engine, a very short burst is enough to set the bomber on fire. Strangely enough, the fire comes not from the engine itself (you can shoot it all you want it won't burn), but from the wing. It's as if the game thought the engine is located not in the place it is displayed, it doesn't happen with Betties for example.

Another issue is killing gunners. It makes life a lot easier to dispose of the tail gunner, but the bastard seems bulletproof. Someone actually told me that this is something like a random event and you usually don't kill gunner's no matter how many rounds you shoot at their ugly faces.