I hit the 190 in the left wing root and saw his main gear strut start to sag...

[Citabria]

landing gear damage currently affects landing...

most of us dont land in aces high very often so this is not a big deal. no one cares if they loose a landing gear. can't rearm big deal.

now what if like so many ww2 combat stories where the enemy aircraft being attacked the attacking pilot reported seeing the gear strut  start to sag a bit (lets say a few degrees) and the aircraft surely was now in trouble because the drag of the damaged gear prevented escape.

if thi was modelled in ah2 it would make damaged landing gear a big deal in a dogfight.

and Golly-geen it would look cool as hell to attack someone and see one of their main gears start to sag a bit after it was hit.

would be very cool.

[Batz]

Luftwaffe historians Ray Tolliver and Trevor Constable, describe Emil "Bully" Lang as "one of the bravest men" in the German Luftwaffe. This well known track-and-field athlete joined 9./JG 54 in the East in 1942. He earned the nick-name "Bully" from his bulldog-like appearance. On October 21, 1943, he achieved 12 victories (Nos. 62-73) in one day; in December 1943 within three weeks 72 victories, reportedly 18 on one day! As commander of II./JG 26 he carried on his successes on the Invasion front, shooting down 25 Allied aircraft in a matter of weeks. On July 9, 1944, "Bully" shot down three Spitfires in five minutes; on August 15, two P-47s in one minute; on August 25, two P-38s in three minutes; and on August 26, finally three Spitfires, his victories Nos. 171-173.

"Bully" seemed almost invulnerable, until the undercarriage of his Fw 190 fell out during a dogfight with P-47s over Belgium on September 3, 1944, whereafter he was then shot down and killed.