Since the P-47 had the supercharger behind the pilot, wasn’t there an issue with all of the airflow passages getting battle damage?
I guess the plane would still get the pilot home, just with less power.
The original P-47 was derived from an interceptor. Hence the supercharger. At low altitudes you could certainly get home if the supercharger were taken out. P-38's did it a lot as their superchargers were very problematic.