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    22 hours ago, busdriver said:

    #14 remarks near the end about whether to claim those two Albatros scouts without having a witness: IRL guys like Bishop would make the claim and get credit. I think regular guys file the claim and have it denied. In a situation like yours, I file the claim if I see the bandit on fire screaming toward the ground, crash, or make a forced landing even if it most likely will get rejected. Then I edit the claim details in the Pilot Log Editor to indicate an observation balloon (giving its location relative to NML) witnessed the victory. Like you, I'm not very concerned if I get credit  "c'est la guerre."

    Nice video. :salute:

    Thank you!

     

    We know we helped the war effort!

  14. Posted

    To the best of my knowledge, no. But then real WWI pilots really didn't have much impact on the overall war anywhere other than intelligence gathering and propaganda. So the Red Baron was of psychological significance to the high command but he didn't have much influence at the ground level. While I remember a few bombing raids that did some damage, I think in general the payloads of the planes and the accuracy of their drops were just too limited to account for much.

    In game terms, the sim would have to pass damage values to the shell program at the end of the mission which would then have to add that into the next mission. Additionally, there would have to be some way to keep track of time individually for each damaged airfield or factory so that they could repair over time. I'm pretty sure none of this is being done now, but who knows with the new version? :wink:

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    Sorry to hear about your latest news, Raine. I have always delighted on reading your reports when I wandered into the DiD thread. I know you are a huge WOFF fan, but have you considered some coop gunnery work with someone in another sim? The controller demand would be less and when my buddy and I play FC, the coop-ness of it almost makes up for the AI and other weaknesses. Might be worth a look?

     

    Best wishes,

     

    RR

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