Author Topic: Favorable Plane Characteristics: AH vs RL (Read 612 times)

SunTracker · « **on:** December 31, 2003, 07:30:57 AM »

Heres the categories:

(1)Turn rate
(2)Range
(3)Accelation(note: climb rate and acceleration are linked)
(4)Top speed
(5)Reliability
(6)Durability
(7)Firepower
(8)Visibility from cockpit

Real Life:
1-Top speed
2-Range
3-Reliability
4-Durability
5-Turn rate
6-Visibility from cockpit
7-Firepower
8-Accelaration

Aces High:
1-Turn rate
2-Acceleration
3-Firepower
4-Top speed
5-Durability
6-Range
7-Visibility from cockpit
8-Reliability (doesn't even apply)

Aces High is a great sim. I'm not griping. Just found this to be an interesting comparison.

Innominate · « **Reply #1 on:** December 31, 2003, 10:08:06 AM »

It's a fundamental difference in priorities.

In the real world, the number one priority is getting home alive. Not getting any kills isn't a major loss.

In AH, the number one priority is the quick kill. Being killed is no big deal.

BlckMgk · « **Reply #2 on:** December 31, 2003, 11:20:49 AM »

I think I'd make this my list...

(1)Acceleration
(2)Top speed
(3)Visibility from cockpit
(4)Firepower
(5)Turn rate
(6)Range
(7)Reliability
(8)Durability

For selection process in a plane in AH

Topspeed and acceleration are interchangeable

-BM

Hooligan · « **Reply #3 on:** December 31, 2003, 01:03:05 PM »

I think range and high altitude performance were very important in the real world. In the MA they matter very little at all.

A lot of the list depends on your preferred flying style. Turn rate matters very little to some people and very much to others. Also things not listed like weapon ballistics matter a lot to certain players.

Hooligan

Cobra412 · « **Reply #4 on:** December 31, 2003, 09:19:35 PM »

I'd have to say these are mine here.

1. Visibility
2. Acceleration
3. Turnrate
4. Firepower
5. Durability
6. Topspeed
7. Reliability
8. Range

bj229r · « **Reply #5 on:** January 02, 2004, 05:12:57 PM »

Ive noticed a major downside to making buffs largely useless in AH is THAT was the reason a lot of high-alt fights happened....majority of buff now fly in mebbe 10k, to make sure they hit SOMEthing, and since that started, nearly ALL fighting is 15k and under---Id LOVE to have SOMEthing change here to make hi-alt fights (and thus hi-alt attributes of your plane more important) more numerous. Nothing like a 25k P47 dueling a 190 or 109