[nzwilliam]

Rather than asking for more powerful gun modding - try aiming for engines, and cockpit. You can empty your whole ammo stash with no effect into wings and fuselage etc - gunners, pilots and engines aren't quite so durable. .50 (or non explosive rounds in general) are NOT weak, a short burst in the right spot and the right convergence for your distance from target will down almost anything, even in a G.50 or P.11.

Theres hundreds of posts on the net arguing one weapon, plane, aspect of IL2 is over or under modeled. 99% of the time it can be put down to not enough practice with that particular aircraft or armament.