nackavich t1_j61om55 wrote on January 27, 2023 at 2:03 AM

Reply to comment by odiervr in TIL that World War II Spitfires only had about 20 seconds of 'gun time' before running out of ammo, making most movie depictions wildly inaccurate by TimmyIsBaller

Yeah Dunkirk was excellent, especially the way the Spitfire scenes felt so long and drawn out, yet when viewed from another perspective the action was over in an instant, which is something veteran pilots mentioned.

odiervr t1_j61pfs7 wrote on January 27, 2023 at 2:09 AM

Also, the way he meticulously tracked his fuel. That is literally how it's done. Time and decisions become a function of fuel qty.