About a month or so into this, and the biggest thing I've learned is that the best way, for me at least, to figure about what a plane can and can't do, what speed to cruise at, what speed to fight at, how much speed you loose in a maneuver, etc, is to just climb in it, and try to be methodical about finding out (and write your notes down). Also, even though lots of info is available on the internet on the characteristics of the planes, I still have 4 or 5 questions every time I play (is there a range finder command for the ships and field arty? Is there a place to go to look for info on leading your guns for moving targets? How much does a 37mm round drop per 1k feet of travel?). I sense that somewhere there's a massive list of commands and tools, but I haven't found it yet. And I'm still making tactical mistakes and general errors like crazy. Some times I feel like I'm stumbling through the learning process, like grabbing an LVT, hitting the beach, making it to town, and realizing I took supplies and no troops. Or getting turned around in the trees between close bases and sending 6 rounds into my own radar tower. But every now then I'll wipe out three incoming B-24's with one 8" salvo from the cruiser, drop smoke 10 feet behind an enemy tank, or walk 2 seconds of .50 cal down the spine of a plane, and it keeps me coming back. This is a lot like golf, but you get to shoot at stuff.
