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Originally Posted by Raptor1
I wouldn't classify the Zero as lightly armed, it was pretty much equal in firepower to the German Bf 109E with dual 7.7mm MGs and dual 20mm cannons (Curiously, these guns were based off the same Oerlikon FF that the 109's MG FF was). While this was probably sufficient against fighters, the B-17 was notoriously hard to take down, which was one of the main reasons the Germans switched their cannons to much larger 30mm guns.
The lack of armour, self-sealing tanks and a proper replacement was fatal though.
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I can tell you when I've played a Battle of Britain map in a Spitfire in IL-2, my lack of a cannon is a real downer. I've emptied all my ammo into various German bombers and they wouldn't go down.