This is a test made in the editor so you guys could check it by yourselves.
As shown in the picture, the M1917 only requires one shot to ignite the IAR-81C, and two shots can directly destroy it.
In the current game version which it has been moved to BR I, the structural strength of IAR-81C is extremely low. In the original Battle of Stalingrad, according to another test I conducted in the editor, the IAR-81C was able to fly normally even after being hit once by a 50mm shell.
The fact is that the developers purposely underestimated the strength of airplanes - all airplanes in general.
This is one of the reasons why anti-aircraft artillery and hispano guns suddenly began to do a lot of damage to airplanes.
I’m not sure if MGMC should be included in the category of anti-aircraft artillery. Despite this, the HMGs in the machine gunner squad are still capable of causing devastating effects on low flying aircraft.