A duel of any size would probably start with several P-38's doing doughnuts on the runway trying to get the #2 engine started followed by suddenly taking off in several directions all at once, those that were lucky enough to miss field obstructions would head to the pre-determined altitude while forgetting to drop DT's. Once icon range was reached all planes will dive to try and achieve the lower position at the merge, overspeed and auger.
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