It’s simple really; I know that everyone does the head on attack thing. It is really hard to pass up an easy shot when you know that you’re really not going to die. You just have to go get a new plane.
Now I’m not making an ethical point here, even I do it some times, we all do it, we just don’t like to talk about it. But after forming up, take off and all the other clime out and such, on the first pass, someone HO’s and you have oil all over your aircraft or a pilot wound. Turn around and land at the nearest field. Does anyone here really think that’s fun?
As it should be, the aircraft are limited to the era or close to the dates in history. This I think is a must for the CT. This is makes the CT pilots the best in this game. You have to learn the aircraft you pick, not just hop in one and hope to be good. It takes time, practice and teamwork. Aircraft types and how well they perform are an historical fact. Some are better than others just as some pilots are better than others. I think the game follows as close as possible to that belief.
So here it is. Why should we limit myself to a small set of aircraft, spend time learning to fly them, just to he HO’ed just about every fight? I can go to the MA fly everything, find and pick the fights I want (and I have had some great ones), expect to be HO’ed at every turn and still have a blast.
OK, HO’ed on every flight in the CT, I don’t think so, but one of the last 2 times in the CT 50% of my flights were ended by getting HO’ed. The last flight we did as a squad in the CT was an A20 raid on an axes field. We were on the deck and got stomped, AS IT SHOULD BE, I got shot down 5 times. Never once by an HO. We were trying to be sneaky and got our pepe whacked by JG54. IT WAS FUN, we were all laughing so hard on the squad channel I just gave up trying to talk. Those lufter waffle guys followed know tactics, flew aggressively and sent us packing.
So there you have it. Was Hoing used in WWII, yes do I care, NO. It ruins my game in the CT. The best pilots fly there, they all have shot me down. Can I blame the entire CT for that? NO! But what is point of all the activity there if it is a mini MA with just a few really nice aircraft? I can go to the BIG MA and have all the aircraft.
Damn I miss the squad nights in the CT.
Do I expect all to follow my twisted rules of engagement, no. Maybe there could be a sector set aside as the HO sector. 12,8 through 12-10 are for wackos, enter at your own risk.
Please remember in your responses to this letter, be kind to dumb animals.
