I see pictures and hear stories of aircraft struggling back to base with hundreds of bullet holes or missing engines/parts of wings or shrapnel inside the wings. How did they stay in the air after all that anti air fire and why are modern aircraft weaker than them (Iran shot down one easily)?
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Bullets and flak can tear a plane up, but the plane can still be aerodynamic enough to fly to safety as long as its fuel lines or vital systems aren’t taking direct damage.
These days there are missiles with a lot more explosive power than bullets that are guaranteed to do more damage to planes if they land a direct hit.
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