Originally posted by Grits
Eh, I dont think I'm all that good, but I am aggressive which makes up for a lot of my other shortcomings. Ask any real fighter pilot what the single most important trait to have as a fighter pilot is and they will say aggressiveness, something lacking in more than a few in AH.
"L'audace L'audace toujour L'audace"
Timid people will never understand that concept. Coupled with the herd mentality of what can he do he's alone? makes for the uninspired performances we see in the arena day in, day out.
Not to boast. At around 2300 we had a sudden influx of folks in the arena who all showed up on the rook team. I will suppose they were from the rook herd which had too many numbers in the MA to be able to "up". (new rules in the wasteland)
They decided to magnanimously grace us in the Country Bumpkin Arena with their presence.
In short order they had sunken all of our Axis carriers. I cynically but not impolitely congratulated them for the long flights we would now experience in order to play.
The head cow or lemming then asked me if it was ok to capture bases to which I responded sure take A9 but leave A30 alone because it will make for even longer flight times for the rest of us once you leave. At about that time most of the CT regulars started migrating to the Axis side, only one remained Allied.
Sure enough the herd numbering 18 at it's peak attacks A30!! Our 7 CT regulars in a combination of manned ack, GVs and aircraft repulses the first wave. Their sword was blunted on our shield. we lost two fighter hangers and a few airframes but we could still reup. Several CT regulars landed multiple kills.
At this time I offer up one my classic taunts, the defective blue planes one. the head cow retorts and again comes the herd. This time they knock me out of my ack chair, then killed me upping an M16 as they took out the VH, Then they take out all the fighter hangers as well as flatten the town. I was fuming!!! (great piece of work you lemming hordes) Very precise bombing with jabos. it was impressive to behold. But this time the attack was not repulsed and a few Allied fighters remained up and were capping the field. They were no doubt revelling in their mastery of the lowly CTers and congratulating themselves on their decisive victory.
By that time C7 was within 12 minutes aerial striking distance of A30 so the beleaugered CT regulars quickly muster and field 6 fighters. The tension in the Arena is palpable. Good natured taunts are exchange but a gauntlet is clearly thrown down on the open channel by the Axis side. (guess who?)
Wild melees are strewn all over sector 9.11 each CT defender in the air is dealing with 3 herders in a pitched battle for A30. In mere seconds I had five kittys bagged and 1.5 C47s sadly my engine hit, and streaming three plumes of fuel I was forced to ditch in the slot after killing the last inbound goon while deadstick. The Arena was suddenly quieter. The herd leader was not to be found on the pilot roster. Not being one graced with modesty my taunts of the remaining herd members were many and sharp.
We had won the battle.
I want to thank HTC for providing a ready source of fodder for our Arena. That capping the number side thing in the MA is brilliant. I also thank the MA participants in the above mentioned battle. I hope you had as much fun as I did. Lastly but certainly not least I want to thank the CT regulars that without prompting switched sides to help out. And a very special thanks to Memnon and MV Jester without whos help there would have been no way I could have backed up my taunts.
Oh and MA types, Ya'll come back now ya hear!!!!!!! 
