This thread isnt intended as a swipe at Axis or Allied. I've flown on both sides , probably more on the Axis. This is my opinon, but you have to work harder on the Axis side usually. Not that the Luftwaffe planes are no good. It's just a different discipline than flying Allied.
Now there are a few guys like Shane, and Fester. Who can fly anything with equal success, thats not the case for most of us.
Why so many Axis complaints??
For one thing there is usually more Allied flying than Axis. This isnt always the case, but it's most often the case.
Plane types, are to be considered as well. You figure a usual 1944 ETO your going to have 1 or 2 models of the 109 , and 1 or 2 models of the FW-190. Even if it's a G2, or G6 ,109,,,, they are both 109s subject to basically the same weakness, and strengths.Against say P-51s, and P-47s as we had last week, this is a pretty cool setup.
When you throw every available RAF/USAAF fighter available at them your looking at these guys with having ethier the 109, or 190 fighting against........ P-47s, P-38s, P-51s, Spitfires, Tempest, and Hurricanes.
Not throwing in the sub models of each aircraft this is 2 vs 6 basically. What happens is you have a flight of guys in 109s engage a flight of P-51s. Both sides are using their planes attributes to counter the enemys . Next thing you know a couple of Spits show, up, or Hurricanes, and it completely changes the dynamics of the fight. usually in the Allies favor because of the distinct differences in aircraft they have. Add to the fact that almost every USAAF fighter has a jabo capability, better than any one LW aircraft.....................
. Well it can suck being Luftwaffe.
The week after week of fighting superior numbers of both people, and aircraft types , can start to wear guys down. So it's not that out of line that people get surely , and start thinking that there are things like an anti Axis CT staff. Even though it's absurd , the constant effort put into holding onto the chitty end of the stick gets to most people every now and then. Guys like Eagler never complain , they just go on and manage to kill Allies anyway. He's the exception.
Most average pilots like myself , just get burned out. In fact it's not hard for guys to start buying into the anti Axis conspiracey , because all you ever see is a sky full of what seems like unlimited types of allied fighters, against your same ole Gustav , or Wurger.
Storch takes a lot of grief from us at times. He takes it from me as well. His rants seem stupid , and uncalled for. However there is a touch of truth in what he says. It's not the grand conspirecy he claims. It's the conditions , not the conspirecy. I think he has just gotten fed up, and gone overboard. I think many of us have gotten fed up , and gone overboard in the other direction. By this I mean we now completely refuse to listen to what he's saying with an open mind.
I know one of my best friends ever Jester is going to dissagree with what I am promoting but..........................
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I think the answer is limiting the fighter types to 2 or 3 for each setup. I've been luftwaffe and seen B-17s on the far eastern edge of the map escorted by P-51s, and Spitfires. Thats the kind of stuff that wears down Axis squads, and pilots after a while. Spitfires didnt escort from thre UK to Germany historically, but they can in AH. So why give them the chance to do what they couldnt do historically??
Limit the setups to RAF vs LW, USAAF vs LW , VVS, vs LW, USN/USMC vs IJ, or USAAF vs IJ. I know I'm allied , and I may get fragged for this, but some of these setups using 6 or more Allied types against 2 on the Axis is just sending out an invitation for gang rape.
Even if one plane may bring crys of uber , or un-ballanced it's still going to be a hell of a lot more ballanced than having it and 5 other models to fly.
I think the Axis pilots are high caliber enough to handle any setup that doesnt border on the ridiculas. I've read accounts of mixed fights between spits, hurris, against 109s, or 110's. Mixed fights of P-51s, and P-47s, against 109s , and 190s.
Do you ever hear of fights that consisit of 109, and 190s , against P-38s, P51s, P47s, spits, Hurris, tempest, and the odd A20 furballer anywhere in your history books?
Most Units especially RAF, and Luftwaffe had certain sectors they operated in. So chance of running into more than one or two types of enemy fighters were very rare.
This is just a suggestion, and opinon. Do with it what you want.
