I'm curious, in game, some of the stuff we do would be insane in real life and our gunnery would've been 100x better than those of real life pilots. So then how was the average sortie in WWII?
Watching some gun cams, I would think pilots used probably all their ammo for maybe only 1 or 2 kill if they're lucky. And I assume they retained from getting into turn fights if possible? And the stories of pilots getting into 2min+ dogfights with an opponent would look like an everyday occurrence here in AH wouldn't it? We're the dogfights as extravagance as the ones we see in AH? With extremely heavy rudder and throttle work? Or were they simply trying their best not to stall the plane and flew as timidly as possible?
I'm not sure how gunnery accuracy compares between RL and AH, but I admit I'm quite curious...
Like you, I'd expect ours to be better than RL, but the average player in AH only hits with around 3% of his rounds. If you can maintain an 8% or better hit% in a fighter you'll rank up there with some of the best shots in the game, although you're still missing with 90% or more of your ammo.
I've read an account where James Swett shot down seven Japanese Val dive bombers in an F4F, on his very first aerial combat experience.
Of course, that's nowhere near the "norm" but I do find it interesting that in a situation where everything just came together for him he was able to score a similar number of kills to where we'd max out in a similar situation in AH.
