I've spent most of my adult life in politics. The old saying is, "so long as they spell your name right it's good press." I think this applies here.
Some squads like to take bases.
Some squads seem to spend most time in ground vehicles.
Some squads seem fly nothing but bombers.
Some squads fly almost exclusively Navy planes.
Some squads fly mostly German planes.
Some squads are almost man for man, 1v1 aces.
Loose Deuce spends their time flying squad tactics.
I love it.
I spent the first year on Aces High tooling around, following green icons, randomly shooting things. I would join missions in a 110 or goon. I would load up a Panzer and take pot shots at other GVs. Boring as camel crap. Last August Dhryan asked me to join Loose Deuce. Took me a week or two to find out what the deal was, finally joined. Best decision I've made. To each their own. LD is all hooked up for our style.
One note about our disengagement. We do not specialize in flying Japanese planes and crashing them into carriers. As a squad we fight together, implying the goal is to both kill the enemy while living. Have you ever been in a squad action, started to get covered up by cons and ordered to disengage? Let me tell you, it is not so easy as you think. You can't simply turn North and hit wep. You have to cover your squadies as they attempt to disengage, while you are disengaging. Most times we are successful, many times not. I find this more challenging then taking a base. Give it a try and you will see it is an adrenaline rush.
In any case, I've enjoyed this whole thread. Pretty good compliment, if in a backhanded way.
Boo