>German RB Air as a BF 109 E-4
>Norway
>ohboy.jpg
>Game plays out fairly even, all but two of the players on either team die within the first 10 minutes
>Already gotten one hurricane kill, attacking spotter Beaufighters with near infinite 7.62s
>Take out two in one swoop
>Turn around to target the last
>Got cocky and didn't bother to use cannons or prepare an angled swoop
>Spend a solid 5 seconds lined up behind Beaufighter spamming MGs
>Tail gunner hits my engine block leaving it red and pilot orange
>A bullet has literally penetrated right through my engine, instrument panel, and hit the pilot
>Coolant go bye bye
>Output dissipates
>Engine temperature soars
>Speed and altitude begin to drop
>Beaufighter gets away
>At the far end of the map from airfield and only 5km up
>Wait for the inevitable death of mein motor
>Everything fades to black…
>Pic related
In all my time of playing RB Air, I have never had an engine so severely damaged hang on without an heroing itself. I have no idea how, but that Daimler-Benz did, not, die.
>Engine output seems to be around 60-70% less than before
>Allied Landing Submarines Cap A
>Teammate in 109 F-1 begins attacking a Smellington
>Descend on it with ignition off to get the engine temperature back below the timer threshold
>Score a few hits with MGs before levelling off and re-igniting
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