Wingmen quality made better realism

[Olham 164]

Today I had a wonderful fighting around Guesnain with my Jasta 5 pilot.

 

See the "Reports from the Front" sticky:

 

http://forum.combatace.com/topic/37518-off-bhah-reports-from-the-front/page__view__findpost__p__391377

 

And I realised, that it makes a huge difference, if you fly with an elite Jasta, with

elite wingmen. They followed my commands for engagement so immediately, and

showed such a fine fighting, that I was stunned.

When my ammo was out, and still plenty of Allied fighters around, I was able to

direct them as their commander, without getting in danger really.

I sent them to attack the most dangerous craft first, and then the rest.

 

They have killed several fighters, and only one wingman had to land with damage.

Now that I know, how well they do, I will use this quality for more success, and make

less kills myself. That should lead to a much more realistic fighting, I think.

[von Baur 54]

A big "second" to that, Olham. I don't fly full DiD and before I hit upon my modified labels I had a FA62 Eindekker career going in which I managed 20 kills and received two Iron Crosses, a Hohenzollern and a Pour le Merite in 17 1/2 hrs of flight time. But what I was proudest of was that I didn't lose a single wingman and that they usually combined for as many or more kills than I got. In fact, they rarely let me get a shot on the scouts, although I did manage to down a few. The only knock I would lay on them is that they were as nonchalant about the two-seaters as they were aggressive about the single-seaters.

 

It does make it a pleasure when your wingmen behave.

[Olham 164]

von Baur: The only knock I would lay on them is that they were as nonchalant about the two-seaters as they were aggressive about the single-seaters.

 

They wanted to leave some for you?

 

Such a carrer in an Eindecker is really quite something! Wow! I still have to get there.

[von Baur 54]

Must have been luck of the draw, Olham. Only thing I've changed with the current campaign I'm running is the subdued labels and it's a 180-degree turnaround. Three flights and I haven't seen an enemy plane, go figure.

[Olham 164]

Some Jastas' morale is bad, some is good, some are "elite".

All this is shown in the window, when you enlist a new pilot.

Pick an "elite" Staffel. They will be, were then action is.

[+Winder 32]

Some Jastas' morale is bad, some is good, some are "elite".

All this is shown in the window, when you enlist a new pilot.

Pick an "elite" Staffel. They will be, were then action is.

 

 

Yep!

And so it is!

 

Pleased you are having fun...

 

WM

[Olham 164]

Winder, even if I MIGHT have said it before here or there -

with OFF, you guys have created the most wonderful "play toy" I have ever owned.

 

There are "games", that you play for a while, and then you are saturated from that flavour.

 

OFF is not like that. It doesn't seem to wear off on me.

Not even the music, which I hear more often than any other tune I have in my collection.

 

You all just made it all right!

Edited March 1, 2010 by Olham

[Hasse Wind 46]

The rear gunners seem also affected by the quality of the squadron, or is it only in my imagination? At least it seems to me that two-seaters from better units have rear gunners that hit more accurately than the gunners of poor quality units.

 

The best two-seater units I've found are rated good, though I suppose there might be some elite squadrons somewhere (flying the Brisfit for example). If not, there really should be - many two-seater pilots and observers were just as good at their work as the fighter pilots in theirs.