Exceptional, Notable or Time Honored Squads

[ZXMAW]

Since it takes time to build one, some of the most successful are also some of the oldest. To be successful might mean to some having a lot of members or ranking highest in a particular category. In truth some of these squads have little impact in the arenas they fly in.
A bomber squad would have an impact on the arenas for sure. Fighter squads may also since they have the ability to temporarily bust up missions but what I'm looking for are the ones that truly make the most difference and cover all aspects of the game well.

I know at one time the MAW did. They were one of the largest and best  base taking squads there was.
The Ak's have been here a long time and definitely make an impact along with the LTAR's and AA's and there are many more that I just can't think of off the top of my head right now.

Some of them are newer and some older. Looking at the resent roster of top squads listed below you would imagine they may have the greatest impact in the arenas.
Looking closer you'll see that some only have 1-5 members and I think it takes more than that to make any serious impact on the game... in whole.

Top 25 Squads for Late War Tour 94
         
~Wings Of Terror~ 1   looks like some of the best pilots but have heard they like to score potato and vulch a lot...Nothing wrong with that i guess if you want to be #1 every tour and they mostly are, WTG fellas. They have plenty of base takes as well with 129

-=Most Wanted=-  2         A well rounded team, plenty of good pilots, score high most tours  62 bases took probably many saved

~~~THE UNFORGIVEN~~~ 3   Another very good squad with admirable qualities as i understand 61 base takes   and many more saved i bet   

Invalid   4   This is Lusche I believe.  No impact on game but has a wealth of knowledge to offer on the BB....which in a way does impact the game I guess   
   
Aces & 8's  5   A newer squad that just hit the top 10. Lots of good members and respectful. An incredible 193 base takes. Now thats an impact
         
Arabian Knights  6 An old squad having respect honor and experience in the AH community  but only 67 bases took. Guess their slowing down    
      
The Wingmen 7      3 player squad   how do they get here?   
   
The Damned Air Group (actively Flying) 8   Another old and respected name. many don't fly anymore and thats a shame   but they seem to do just fine
      
Invalid   9            
65th FS "Fightin noodles" 10   Sixteen members but only a few fly   pacers crew. Seems him and lucine carry the squad   
   
The Few 11      British squad i think. very few base takes
      
Wingbenders 12      Three man squad  no consequense      

=ARCADIA= 13         Two man crew  wtf   

VMF-124-=BlackHawks=- 14            
THE BLIND BATS  15         Good squad it seems. Now these guys seem to make an impact as well. 167 bases took. If you can do everything well your good imo.
   
DEATH FROM ABOVE 16      Seems to be just an average squad but I'm probably wrong   

Birds of Prey (Falcon Wing} {{ 17   Lots of talk about these guys. some good some bad      
   
Jagdgeschwader1 "Oesau" 18            
*VMF 158th GMBs* 18            
Invalid   20            
**The Flying Circus** 21            
Raw Prawns 22            
-=Hell Hounds=- 23            
Opossum Hollow Gang 24            
SOARING EXECUTIONERS 25      Small squad but most all play and are good it looks like      


Looking at this roster it's still hard to tell who makes the greatest impact. I suppose some who read this will say Rank has nothing to do with how good you are but I disagree. It shows who is good in all aspects of the game. Even if it can be manipulated it is a show of dedication and great teamwork abilities.

Seems after just a little research and all just IMO, Wings of terror know how to score hvy and the Aces & 8's are a hell of a base taking squad to be reckoned with.

The older more experienced squads like the Dammed , Ak's, Most Wanted, and Unforgiven all definitely know how to hold on to the top spots.


I mean no disrespect to any squad. I just did a quick study because i was bored and asked a question. Which squads were exceptional, notable or time honored having the most impact on the game.

[Ack-Ack]

Squad ranks are just useful as player rank.  Basically, it just means the entire squadron is in need of a shower and not how skillful the members are.


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[Latrobe]

I think the best squads are the ones who just go out and have fun. They fly together, tell bad jokes, and just have more fun that squads that go out and think about how to win the war tactically. That's one reason I joined ~Gruppe Outlaws~, just a fun bunch since I joined at the end of my 2 week free trial and I haven't thought about leaving them since.


*Cough* Gruppe Outlaws #1 fighter rank last tour *Cough*

[wojo71]

MY jokes are not bad  

[ZXMAW]

Originally posted by Latrobe


*Cough* Gruppe Outlaws #1 fighter rank last tour *Cough*

Yep, noticed you guys were #1 in fighter rank  WTG  Not easy to do I would imagine ...............but that doesn't mean the other fellas above don't have fun. I'm sure each and every one of them show up to do just that.

[Max]

Nice post ZX.

We tend to spend WAY too much time slamming certain squads on these boards for the way they interpret the strategy of the game, and their style of play. In the end, there's no "right or wrong".

I propose a toast to all those squads out there in Aces High land...be they large or small. Have fun...that's what it's all about.

[SuBWaYCH]

C-Hawks are probably THE oldest squad still flying today. I our 18th birthday is comin up.

I think a lot of people respect us. I'm one of the newer members, only been with squad since August 2006.
One of our 2 founders still fly today, under the name "ALoner". Our other was Jhffo, who has since retired from flying. I'm pretty sure he is in his 70's now. SpiveyCH and Genrl are our acting C.O.'s.

We are also in WW2 online, and Eve.

We are never in the top 50, because we don't care about score, at all. We focus around fun.

Watch our for BelethCH, one of our X.O.'s. His famous last words are "Hey ya'll, watch this!"

Regards,
Subway

[SuBWaYCH]

Originally posted by ZXMAW

         
65th FS "Fightin noodles" 10   Sixteen members but only a few fly   pacers crew. Seems him and lucine carry the squad   
   
The Few 11      British squad i think. very few base takes
      

65th is lead by Dace.

The Few has some of the best European pilots in the game. Bruv119 is there C.O. I'm glad that they've come back Knights.

[E25280]

OK. You made me curious enough to look. . . .








Some of our guys need to quit doing porking runs in Fighter mode!  


to those on the list.

[hubsonfire]

Looking at  the squads he's listed, I see several that are not exceptional, notable, or time honored. I see some I've never even heard of, others... I will refrain from further comment.

This thread is not titled correctly. It should be named "Top 25 Ranked Squads".

[DmonSlyr]

yeah i would agree with hub. most squads you see in the game dont even look at there scores. they go up get drunk and have a blast wingin with each other. the game would be boring as hell if every sqaud tried to be #1 lol.

i mean im suprised you didnt mention the army of muppets

or blue knights, or 367th dynamite gang. the gruppe outlaws.

these squads if they actually gived a damn would own almost any squad in the game.

you cant base a player or even a squad on what they are ranked. most people dont care anymore. thats why in player ranks you see all the 1 year players close to the top becuase they think its fun. I WAS LIKE THAT. but ive been playing for like 4 years now. and rank is just boring and unfun trust me!

[ZXMAW]

Originally posted by hubsonfire
Looking at  the squads he's listed, I see several that are not exceptional, notable, or time honored. I see some I've never even heard of, others... I will refrain from further comment.
This thread is not titled correctly. It should be named "Top 25 Ranked Squads".

I suppose in a small way I deviated off what i originally wanted. I used the records to help me find some of them and that led me to which might have made or still do impact the arenas .

To be exceptional you need to good at all aspects of the game like many in the top 25 are. There are many more i expect but thats the list i used.

Notable might be  the A8's  AA's  Bop's  Ltars  and the rest i mentioned.

There are quite a few Time honored like the MAW,  AK's , Damned and C-Hawks which I didn't know were 18 years old   WOW!  

It will take some time before you see more of them listed. Just wait and watch Hub. It should become a good thread i hope. It's not my list anymore.

Teamwork, honor or respect may play a part as well.  There are many listed that demonstrate those quality's while in game play and should be commended IMO.

[WMLute]

WidowMakers (14yrs old ish)

I bet the Damned pre-date the CH's.  (Fiat?  Ren?  Rodan? anybody wanna help me w/ that?  I can't remember when the Durned Ones started)

I'd toss in the FB's and the 68th's.  If you want a time honored squad, I would toss out the Kraits.

[GGhost]

The 79th Fighter Group is not the biggest group. And we may not be the #1 group. But we try to have fun flying together.  And we do have more room for to increase our numbers. But we also help out real members of the 79th FG from World War II. Our website is one of the few places that 79th FG members stop in to get in touch with each other. We help our past out along with looking into towards the future. We have a good base of pilots in our group. We are always willing to work for base takes, deacking, etc.

We are one of the original historical heavy Fighter Groups of WWII.

Salute to all the members of 79th FG, Aces High II & WWII.

- GGhost

[AAolds]

There are so many squads worth mentioning for various reasons.  Some that come to me off the top of my head are listed below and have my respect as allies or enemies.

VF31 Tomcatters, 323 Deathrattlers,  The Diamond Backs, Blind Bats, Steel Rain, Gruppe Outlaws, SOAR, 68s, CHs, FBs, BoPs, +precision, LTAR, Pigs on the Wing, Six String Samurai, Wild Eyed Southern Boys, JBs, and of course the AArch AAngelz 187th.  I am sure I overlooked some worthy squads, no offense intended.