So here's what I see when I venture into EW...
7 people in arena.
5-6 are SP's attacking the side with 0.
1 guy on other side either trying to start his plane, in tower reading a magazine, or on the hopper taking a dump.
I switch (if necessary) to defend flashing base from the SP's.
Engage 1 or 2. Kill them or they kill me.
If they take the base, they move to other country to grab bases.
If I stop them from taking this base, they give up and move to other country to grab bases.
I cannot switch for another hour, won't fly across the map to find a fight, so exit the arena to do something else.
And comparing "fighter" numbers for player base is meaningless as many fly some fighter sorties and then mostly attack to save their precious fighter score/rank.
about a week ago in EW (pizza map) they were trying to take a71 (chalenge was part of them).when they were first attacking it was 4 sick puppies assaulting and 4 of us defending (both sides had 1 gv on the town due to the sick puppies sneaking a t34 into town). we simply devestated there first attempt to take the base. the second time, all 7 of them came to take the base and we got overwhelmed at first. half of them would come over in ether a hurr or spit,the others 109's
they used the spits/hurrs to fly low alt, vultching us when we took off.
then had the 109's hovering at 8k. and proceded to BnZ anyone who was lucky to get off the runway.
i was lucky enough to get off the runway to score 3 kills on them. (was hoping for one to be chalenge after he vultched me, but sadly he was no wheres around)
after awhile, they must of decided they couldnt take the base from us, even with superior numbers. (it was now 3 defenders against 7 attackers).
and most of them logged shortly after there 5th wave of attack had failed.
so, in a way 3 defenders
7 attackers,and a squadron attacking too.
just embarrass them in some way, and they'll log off and leave you in peace