Pilot wound indication

[titanic3]

Yea, but in world war 2, there was a particular planeset for that area of operation. So if a Russian pilot sees a single engined and narrow plane, he would think right away that it's a 109, and not a Ki-61 (or whatever), and vice versa. In real life, with 20/20 vision, you can see a plane's marking (at least I can on airliners) from 5-6miles away. I can see the number of engines from 8-10 miles. If anything, the view distance should be increased.

In AH, at 8000yards, you can barely see a dot. At 10000, you can't even see a dot.

[Vinkman]

I vote no.  Having an "indicator" to tell opposing fighters of a PW only makes it more gamey.  Heck, I'd like to see a generic icon for everything over 1000 yards (as simple as 1,2,4 for the # of eng), then have the icon show the plane make under 1000 but no model (a simple 190, P51, P40, 109, Spit, etc).  Too much is already given in AH.  The fog of war is as minute as it can be. 

It's not gamey to show a cracked cockpit of blood on the canopy because in real life you would see those things, and you'd have to get up close to see them in the game, as in real life.

[tunnelrat]

Rob, if this actually happens because you're a clown, you're in trouble.

[Rob52240]

Rob, if this actually happens because you're a clown, you're in trouble.

I'm afraid of clowns.  They remind me of the time when I was a kid my family all went to the circus together and one killed my dad.

[titanic3]

I'm afraid of clowns.  They remind me of the time when I was a kid my family all went to the circus together and one killed my dad.

  And then he ran away right?

[Hazard69]

I would go against this wish and say that the icons shouldn't even be removed after the pilot bails or is killed, as that drone spirals down to the ground.

Would love to see a few of the horde chase it down, spraying into it, hounding each other in the hopes of getting the kill. 

[Pand]

I would go against this wish and say that the icons shouldn't even be removed after the pilot bails or is killed, as that drone spirals down to the ground.

Would love to see a few of the horde chase it down, spraying into it, hounding each other in the hopes of getting the kill. 

I like the idea of that also!   Unfortunately not everyone is aware that once an aircraft is critically wounded (i.e. wing missing, both horizontal stabs missing, cut in half, etc), any rounds put into him after that point do not count.

[Rob52240]

I would go against this wish and say that the icons shouldn't even be removed after the pilot bails or is killed, as that drone spirals down to the ground.

Would love to see a few of the horde chase it down, spraying into it, hounding each other in the hopes of getting the kill. 

A few of the horde?  If there's a bonified horde present there would be no less than 9 planes chasing it to the ground.  10 of those 9 would auger too.