Players who continually use generic terms like B-n-Z and T-n-B, as if they are the only 2 options available to them, really ought to hook up with a good trainer.
It’s clear that the reason for their timidity is they don't understand the variety of tactics available to them.
The F4U in AH will roll with an A5 and out turn it depending on the speed. It’s hardly an "un-maneuverable plane". It maybe against Japanese planes but against most other it has its advantages. It's a damn fine ac in AH, all variants. When flown by timid pilots especially against planes like the zeke it is just as lame as any other.
The only way to pick up new skills is to test yourself. You wont learn anything flying "smart" all the time.
One of the most aggressive moves any player can make is after a fast pass instead of running 25 miles or zooming into space is to simply Immelman.
Repositioning above your target at a moderate alt advantage allows you to be ready almost immediately for a follow up pass. Keeping the pressure on your target keeps him off balance. Long extended separations and climbs do nothing. They are easy to avoid and react to.
Being aggressive when you have the advantage is the key. Why extend 3k when 1k puts you right back in? Rapid quick maneuvers in the furball puts you at such an advantage that you in fact can become invisible in the midst of a battle while out numbered. No one is saying slow down to 150 mph and turn a tight black out circle.
Hans-Joachim Marseille claimed that in the perfect visual conditions over the desert (similar to the visibility in AH), large formations (or furballs) are in a visual disadvantage against highly maneuvering single aircraft. He preferred to fight alone, with a single wingman providing warnings from a safe distance. He claimed that when fighting alone in a short range dogfight, he could quickly fire at anything he saw, while the attacked formation's pilots were confused, hesitated, and switched to a defensive position that further increased the lone attacker's chances.
He deduced that over the desert, a fighter pilot can become "invisible" only by extreme maneuvers at close range, and that the intensity of the maneuvering was more important than the speed of flying. By "intensity of manuver" he doesn't mean fly recklessly but delibrately. Some one like Levi or Shane or Urchin can help you all understand what that means. Most of the time they just don't get lucky and end up on your 6 because you messed up. I doubt any of those guys are ever thinking "how can I run away from this" but rather "here's what comes next, they all die".
I don’t know how many times in events and the like or in the main my guys were out numbered badly. Over vox the question is, "What do you want to do? Live for ever?" Being aggressive and turning into the enemy we were able to set the tone of the fight without running and without having to climb to 60k. Fly how you want but there is more to fighting then what most of you describe. Being "timid" is not the smartest way or the best way or even the most fun way to fight. I tried it and it sucked
