...well...so...what the heck is it?
- oldman
I didnt mean to ignore you earlier oldman, I know you put forth a lot of effort (not discounting efforts by larry or others btw).
1st I'll examine my 2 "recent" forays into the AvA. Most recent was the Midway setup (tour 82). A convergence of 2 things...numbers and the SBD
As always I flew the low numbered side. Now this is a set up that greatly favored the IJN, especially with low ack lethality and the carriers parked very close to the field. Realistically the only plane that the allies had that can furball with the zeke is actually the SBD which is an almost even match for it if the SBD has gotten high enough to have some room in the verts. When the allies had numbers (rare) then the alt advantage gave them a decent chance but even so with alt and numbers it was an uphill slog for most of them.
For the most part the fight was right over the atoll and often in the ack vs roughly 2-1 numbers. The simple reality is that historical setups are not often well balanced and it takes player discipline. You cant control the fact that most players (including Larry) favored the axis and pressed the action to gain a double advantage.
I wasn't just there for 1 or 2 hops. My fighter score was enough to rank me 13 for the entire tour and I was 6-6 vs zekes in the SBD fighting them literally off the end of the runway. For me thats fine, but how many guys will stick around for that? This isnt a "design" issue its a game play issue....
Got some work stuff....more later