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Offline Raptor05121

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No white flag?
« on: October 23, 2011, 11:02:55 PM »
It is generally accepted in WW2 that when a pilot lowers his landing gear in a dogfight, that it is his "white flag" (sans the F4U pilots :noid ). I'm not a good dog fighter, let me get that out, but I like the damage model. It gives a challenge. When your oil is over your windscreen, an elevator missing, and half your guns shot out, I find it quite "challenging" to end my fight and proceed home. I lost the fight, time to learn and keep trying. This is the time I descend to the deck, drop my gear (white flag) and limp home. But it astounds me the amount of people that will come burning in on reentry to come and get that last shot at me. You've got no defense and all of a sudden towering before you even hear a ping is quite frustrating. Do people really want their name is lights or what? I'm just dumbfounded...
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Offline Shane

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Re: No white flag?
« Reply #1 on: October 23, 2011, 11:12:44 PM »
Quote from: Raptor05121 on October 23, 2011, 11:02:55 PM
It is generally accepted in WW2 that when a pilot lowers his landing gear in a dogfight, that it is his "white flag" (sans the F4U pilots :noid ). I'm not a good dog fighter, let me get that out, but I like the damage model. It gives a challenge. When your oil is over your windscreen, an elevator missing, and half your guns shot out, I find it quite "challenging" to end my fight and proceed home. I lost the fight, time to learn and keep trying. This is the time I descend to the deck, drop my gear (white flag) and limp home. But it astounds me the amount of people that will come burning in on reentry to come and get that last shot at me. You've got no defense and all of a sudden towering before you even hear a ping is quite frustrating. Do people really want their name is lights or what? I'm just dumbfounded...

many don't even know this little factoid... that was probably ignored in WW2 at times, I'm sure (they did shoot pilots in chutes, all countries)... and of those who do know... many don't care (i'm one.)  Hunters are taught to track our wounded and finish the job. You're the deer... you need to become the hunter.  :noid

<edit: oh, and you could always bail. I can't count how many times over the years a wounded plane turned back into me when their help arrived... )  :old:
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Re: No white flag?
« Reply #2 on: October 23, 2011, 11:26:10 PM »
No quarter, none expected, none given.

Next time before you try limping home try killing the guy who shot you up. :aok
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Re: No white flag?
« Reply #3 on: October 23, 2011, 11:28:26 PM »
If you're in the arena you're a target.
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Re: No white flag?
« Reply #4 on: October 23, 2011, 11:46:38 PM »
I've never understood why anyone would expect themselves to be spared just because they're missing parts.

 :airplane:@%@%@%@%@%@       -  -  -  -  -  - :airplane:   <----Me shooting damaged plane.




    :O         -  -  -  -  -  - :airplane:   <----Me shooting the chute.
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Offline Shane

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Re: No white flag?
« Reply #5 on: October 23, 2011, 11:53:21 PM »
Quote from: cactuskooler on October 23, 2011, 11:46:38 PM
       -  -  -  -  -  - :airplane:   <----Me shooting the chute.
     :uhoh


silly git... you aim for the meatbomb dangling below, not the chute!  At least until HT models holes in the silk...  :noid
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Re: No white flag?
« Reply #6 on: October 24, 2011, 12:50:53 AM »
Quote from: SIK1 on October 23, 2011, 11:26:10 PM
No quarter, none expected, none given.

Next time before you try limping home try killing the guy who shot you up. :aok

I always fight till the enemy is dead or my plane cant sustain flight, then its either bail with alt. or attempt to ditch under fire.
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Re: No white flag?
« Reply #7 on: October 24, 2011, 01:01:00 AM »
White flag? Sorry bro, we dont have any French planes.
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Offline slimmer

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Re: No white flag?
« Reply #8 on: October 24, 2011, 01:12:49 AM »
White flag :rofl :rofl :rofl
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Re: No white flag?
« Reply #9 on: October 24, 2011, 01:16:09 AM »
 :rofl :rofl :rofl :rofl :rofl :rofl :rofl  landing gear down  :rofl :rofl :rofl :rofl :rofl :rofl yeah vulching on the field gear down they gave up  :rofl :rofl :rofl :rofl :rofl :rofl.


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Offline Debrody

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Re: No white flag?
« Reply #10 on: October 24, 2011, 01:20:22 AM »
Quote from: Raptor05121 on October 23, 2011, 11:02:55 PM
It is generally accepted in WW2 that when a pilot lowers his landing gear in a dogfight, that it is his "white flag" (sans the F4U pilots :noid ). I'm not a good dog fighter, let me get that out, but I like the damage model. It gives a challenge. When your oil is over your windscreen, an elevator missing, and half your guns shot out, I find it quite "challenging" to end my fight and proceed home. I lost the fight, time to learn and keep trying. This is the time I descend to the deck, drop my gear (white flag) and limp home. But it astounds me the amount of people that will come burning in on reentry to come and get that last shot at me. You've got no defense and all of a sudden towering before you even hear a ping is quite frustrating. Do people really want their name is lights or what? I'm just dumbfounded...
? I got a large collection of memoirs about dogfights from '44-'45. None of them mentions dropping gear or white flag. Wait, one does, but that happened in '45 28th of April, after the capitulation...

I broke off from his dead six sometimes and let my opponent go home... if he deserved it. Otherwise no mercy.
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Offline BaldEagl

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Re: No white flag?
« Reply #11 on: October 24, 2011, 01:29:13 AM »
Here kitty kitty kitty.  Gear down, giving up  :devil

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Offline Scca

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Re: No white flag?
« Reply #12 on: October 24, 2011, 07:12:56 AM »
You do realize this is a game, right?
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Offline Raphael

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Re: No white flag?
« Reply #13 on: October 24, 2011, 07:55:03 AM »
when I see the guy has no eninge I let him glide... he is no thread to anyone that is a lil smart and it is part of the fun ditching a damaged bird like it happened in real life many times :) .
then someone else always comes and turns the guy into a ball of fire  :cry
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Offline Dead Man Flying

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Re: No white flag?
« Reply #14 on: October 24, 2011, 08:28:17 AM »
If it flies, it dies.  If it ditches, I need to work on my aim.

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