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For fun I set up a test game with 8 P-51's attacking a flat field full of StuG IV's. It was a very "target rich environment" with more than enough targets to test the theory . The Mustangs where a mix of B's and D's carrying rockets and bombs. After the attack, 1 P-51 retired from the game due to battle damage from the AAMG's fire of the StuG's and of the StuG IV's, one had 2 points of damage and another had 1 point of damage. None were destroyed. HARDLY "death rays attached to the bombs and destroy everything in sight" .

I then set up another test game with 3 companies of StuG IV's on a flat map being attacked by a dozen P-51's with good visibility ( 60 ), again a mix of rocket carrying D's and bomb carrying B's. The result was , once again, one P-51 retired from the game due to battle damage from the AAMG's fire of the StuG's . However, the P-51's did a little better this time around with one ( 1 ) destroyed StuG, and three with 2 points of damage and one with 6 points of damage but once again, not even close to "death rays attached to the bombs and destroy everything in sight"

I ran that second test a second time, The result this time was two P-51's retired due to AAMG damage, two StuG's received 2 points of damage and one StuG had 1 point of damage. None destroyed.

Ran the test AGAIN but this time with 8 German light flak guns added. 2 guns of each type available June 1944. Again with good visibility ( 63 )This time the aircraft were P-47's but if we are looking for "death rays attached to the bombs and destroy everything in sight" the P-47's will have them as well. This test ended up with 3 P-47's retired for battle damage and of the StuG's one was destroyed and 2 had minor battle damage. I hardly need point out , again, that none of these results in any way resembles "death rays attached to the bombs and destroy everything in sight" and in the last test 25% of the aircraft that attacked had to retire due to battle damage.

There is nothing wrong with the game.

As for the bazooka story, I've seen bazooka teams miss repeatedly. ( just did, in fact in a quick test game I set up ) and also hit and not penetrate but sometimes they get lucky ESPECIALLY when the target is in the adjacent hex. When you move armour adjacent to known AT teams without infantry support I'd say you got what you deserve.

Don