As a counterpoint to your position, last night I had a large number of screen freezes;
1) Flying a B-26 formation to attack A10. My screen froze just as I hit the pickle switch to drop on the VH. After approximately 5 seconds, it resumed, but I discovered that I had lost both of my drones.
2) Twice while strafing the training camp north of A10. In both cases, my aircraft appeared to be continuing to fly while the screen was frozen, because my position jumped suddenly when my screen unfroze; the second time, I continued to 'maneuver' during the frozen screen, and didn't have to make a sudden course correction to avoid the cumulogranite clouds.
3) While on approach to landing at A9; again, manipulating the stick as if I was still flying normally prevented me from augering in.
4) Taking off from A9 in an IL-2. After the screen remained frozen for 2 minutes, I pressed Alt-F4. After another 30 seconds, just before the program exited, I saw the "Host Connection Lost" window pop up. Interestingly, a P-51 that appeared on the runway in front of me shortly before the screen froze was iconned as being hostile.
5) Taking off from A-9 in an IL-2. Again, a P-51 appearing in front of me on the runway was iconned as being hostile before the screen froze. After about 5 seconds, the screen unfroze, and the P-51 was iconned as being friendly.
6) Flying south from A9 in an IL-2. The screen unfroze after approximately 10 seconds.
7) Strafing the training camp between A9 and A10. Screen remained frozen for two minutes, at which point I hit Alt-F4 again. Again, after about 30 seconds, the program exited, displaying the "Host Connection Lost" dialog window just before exiting.
8) Flying south from A9 in a FW-190. Screen remained frozen for two minutes, at which point I hit Alt-F4 again. Again, after about 30 seconds, the program exited, displaying the "Host Connection Lost" dialog window just before exiting.
9) Piloting a PT boat along the coast toward A10 from A9. Screen remained frozen for approximately two minutes, then unfroze as I reached for the keyboard to press Alt-F4, at which point I found myself in the tower; I presume that I ran aground at speed while my screen was frozen.
10) Piloting a PT boat south along the coast toward A10 from A9. Screen remained frozen for approximately 20 seconds, then unfroze.
11) Piloting a PT boat south along the coast toward A10 from A9. Screen remained frozen for approximately 30 seconds, then displayed "Host Connection Lost" dialog box. This one was particularly annoying, as I was closing on firing range of the enemy CVBG. An hour's drive down the drain.
At that point, I gave up on the evening.
