"No matter where you are, no matter how high you go, the only given in the AH universe is that there will always be a Rook higher than you."
noooooooo!
and another thing how often do we see the AH "realistic altitude" fighters serve "realistic purposes" aka escorting there bombers.
prime example, i space cadet bagrat was flyin bombers at 20k to make bomb run. an there are co-alt enemy fighters ahead. as the enemy begin to drool i notice my "realistic" alt countrymen are no where to be found......they abandon me to return to the base to climb for more "cherry picking realistic altitude" .
this makes me a very sad bagrat
i suppose my argument serves no purpose but to let the astronauts know. if you are at 20k with no friendly bombers in sight to escort. do not try to justify ur altitude as "realistic". but say "i am cherry picker" deal with it