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According to McCudden s book they didnt use a lot of flares ( Very Lights) in the 1915 two seaters because to get more they would have to fly over to an Arty battery and When ever they landed an german gun would do counter Arty fire on them. This made them unpopular with the cannon crews They did use lights but very limited.? The wireless was the most used form for signaling.

Ive had my wingmates crash into me. Generally, I was sticking my nose in on their Kill, As I overshot or turn ed into them, They would shoot me up or crash into me. I would like to point out that the vultures have horned in on my kills by getting the last few shots in an already doomed airplane and got credit for the kill. Sinkin, no good, &^%$

Itifonhom: You will find that the sim is representive of the time period of the war. Some things I found besides life expectencly. 1. German a/c will be higher then your a/c and bomb from high altitudes. ( James T.B. McCudden RFC stated that he saw a german 2 seater. bombing from 7000ft and the early german a/c were always higher then his Observation a/c except when he was in one that overflew a german airfield (1915). moreover, the lewis machine gun was not the most accurate nor had long range. Same as the sim. He stated that he could hit an e/a at 300 yards but at 500 yards they were out of range. He also stated that he once fire two drums of lewis machine gun ammo at 2 seaters over 1000 ft away an didnt get a hit. The sim is like that fly a N-11 BeBe and U wont get a lot of hits unless u r close. REF: Flying Fury ( Five years in the RFC) James T.B.McCudden, Doubleday,New York.

Good Work

Yes I did fly the Pfalz (3 A/c) in quick combat also tried it with the halberstadt D-3 (3 A/c) trying to knock the Frenchies out ( 5 N-11 s). I have been flying a halb D-2 with jasta 8 and found what Olham and Baldric said is true: Keep above the other aircraft ( N-17 or N-16) and only fight a single a/c. I dont think a 3 plane flight of Halb D-2 s or D-3s knock about with a 5 plane flight of N-17s is fair. Maybe with 3 good pilots and Pfalz D-3 s it might be fair. I also would luv te see Fokker D-IIs or D-IIIs added to the game along with any other 1915 or 16 a/c.

After taking a Halbt D-3 uP in jasta 8, I have formed a few conclusions. The a/c isnt good for a lot of things It drives like a truck and has a poor rate of climb. It can drive but not that great. The saving grace is that it carries a lot of ammo. The best that can be said is that it is a good training a/c for a Pfalz D-3 pilot because that one also drives like a truck. I had a flight of three Pfalz s attacking a 5 aircraft N-11 Bebe s and was hard put to knock them down. The saveing grace of course was more ammo and engine power. ( Fighting the Frenchies on the deck cancelled out the dive advantage)

If you add an aspfualt strip, turn the mud into dirt ( reddish color) and add trees with bunkers and Tents under them U have my old place. I was with a helicopter company in the RVN which was scout (OH6As) and Comand and control (UHIC and H models Hueys) We used c-4 (off mines) to warm the C rations and then add taco or hot suace to make them eatable. The Arty boys took to long to fire support whenever we got hit so the men of 1st of the corba gunships used to run out and crank the snakes under fire Brave Men ( foolish?) they called themselves the Blue Max ( ARA 20th flying Arty 2nd Bde, 1st Air Cav Div.) I always opped for the deepest hole, but I remember them.

Took a Bristol Up, and it seems to be true. Most of my hits were by rear gunner ( almost always gets a hit ) even when turned down. couldnt tell if they were engine hits was busy 4 Bristfits fighting off 5 D-3 s.

Just a P.S., Kinda a geek question. What are the easiest planes to add on ? The flyable types or A. I. types ? Thanks for a great supported sim.

Looks great, Good work and thanks