SAM effectiveness

[General SP]

Perhaps I am mistaken in this but from all the pilots I have talked to pretty much have stated that if a SAM hits your plane then you are pretty much out of action.

For example: In a game Klanx and I are playing, I watched a fighter bomber get hit by 3 Sams and only take a total of 3 damage from all 3 Sams but the radar gun blasted it for 24. I realize that a plane could take light damage and still continue a mission, however not after 3 SAM hits.

So with that in mind I need information on what you think, heard, seen etc.....