I really dislike ack runners my self, escpecially if the "runner" isn't outnumbered.
I have won many fights where I have had both energy and alt disadvantage, in my opinion you should allways atleast TRY to fight him, if it doesn't work, you run.
I flew with a wingman the other day, we were hunting at about 15k when we met a high Hawg.
He went for a HO (I asume it was a C) wich I avoided then he put his nose straight down to the fleet and dropped to 5k and bellow.
Ok, we went back, soon we found him up at 20k again and we turned back, this time CO alt as we had gained more alt. Again, he tried for a HO with me then went straight down at the deck to his acks. This just sucks in my opinion, if you're gonna fight, fight, don't run because you don't come from the enemies six.
If you run when you're outnumbered by 3-1 or more I would (I do) run too, that's just smart, to do it otherwise, or like the F4u did, is just plain boring.
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Rasmus "Wilbus" Mattsson
III/JG5 "EisMeer"