Author Topic: In game chivalry - how's it work? (Read 1257 times)

Hristo · « **Reply #15 on:** September 04, 2002, 06:49:30 AM »

Back in beta I did let a G-10 ditch. He has put up a great fight. I was even more amazed when i saw he was carrying gondolas and still maneuvered like that. I managed to put a lucky ping on his engine which died later It just didn't feel right to strafe him on the ditch. Turned to shoot him, but just couldn't pull the trigger.

However, after weeks of being gangbanged by Spits and Nikis in 190, months of meeting nothing but C-Hogs in the air, being chute strafed, vulched - I learned my lesson. Expect only the worst

Apar · « **Reply #16 on:** September 04, 2002, 06:59:28 AM »

ROFL Swoop,

I had a couple of cases of chivalry:

1 was in when I was on landing with no fuel, where I asked the attacker to let me land. I was lucky it was somebody I knew, he let me land,

2 was in a fight with a P47-25 (I was in 109g2). We were duelling in MA and both won several engagements (we kept upping from our fields and seek the other one for the duel). Then at the last duel I came across 2 enemies, the P47 and a (you never guess........................ .) niki. Both came at me coalt, but then something unexpected happened, the P47 banked away and extended end let me fight the niki first. I did, finished Mr niki and told the P47 I was rdy, he turned and we continued our duel (I lost the last duel,

).

(I saluted him big time for that!)

It is something that happens to you occasionally, you can't demand it nor expect it (you can ask for it ofcourse).

Mark Luper · « **Reply #17 on:** September 04, 2002, 07:01:38 AM »

Hristo, that was me you let ditch. I've never forgoton that fight, it was great! It was down on the ground just about too

Lot's of scissors

.

Vermillion · « **Reply #18 on:** September 04, 2002, 07:15:59 AM »

Maybe I'm old school... But are you nuts!?!?!?!

Fuel Loads are a tactical consideration just like any other.

Many pilots will intentionally take extremely light fuel loads so that their aircraft performs better, trying to get an edge on you. So when this edge backfires, I should "show some chivalry, and give them quarter"?

Again, I say.... Are you nuts!!!!

Masherbrum · « **Reply #19 on:** September 04, 2002, 07:43:33 AM »

I've broke off from three good fights. We're talking long scissors, hammerheads, etc. Both of us smoking, shot to pieces. I broke off the first time, he RTB'd. The last two times they broke off, we again RTB'd. That's class.

K2

lazs2 · « **Reply #20 on:** September 04, 2002, 07:57:04 AM »

Whenever I have blundered into a bad situation I allways scream out on channel 1.... "don't kill me I'm a girl".
lazs

RAS · « **Reply #21 on:** September 04, 2002, 08:03:00 AM »

A buff package returning home after bombing ??....ya, let em land. I guess a more interesting question would be: if he let you land and was attacking your base, would you immediately re-up and go keel him ??

And I thought everyone already knew you were a girl Laz

RASCAL

Goth · « **Reply #22 on:** September 04, 2002, 09:12:15 AM »

No quarter asked...none given!

jonnyb · « **Reply #23 on:** September 04, 2002, 09:41:44 AM »

It depends on what kind of a pilot you're fighting. There have been many times that I've riddled an enemy plane with bullets and watched multiple pieces fall off. At that point, I'll break off the attack and let the pilot try to return home. If, however, that pilot attempts to continue the fight, he gets a short trip back to the tower.

Also, if I get asked for quarter I'll usually give it. I don't find any challenge in engaging a plane that is out of fuel or ammo.

I rarely receive such consideration in return, but that is fine by me.

Swoop · « **Reply #24 on:** September 04, 2002, 10:38:58 AM »

Quote

Originally posted by Vermillion
Many pilots will intentionally take extremely light fuel loads so that their aircraft performs better, trying to get an edge on you. So when this edge backfires, I should "show some chivalry, and give them quarter"?

Again, I say.... Are you nuts!!!!

You're absolutely right Verm

Of course if *I* run outta fuel it's another matter altogether......especially if he's too far away to tell the props stopped spinnin.

-tronski- · « **Reply #25 on:** September 04, 2002, 10:40:45 AM »

I only won't shoot chutes, But I give no quarter and expect none...you fly- you die..

Tronsky

midnight Target · « **Reply #26 on:** September 04, 2002, 10:43:12 AM »

I kindly allow most other pilots to kill me so that I may chivalrously raise their scores.

You are welcome.

H. Godwineson · « **Reply #27 on:** September 04, 2002, 11:00:07 AM »

Shut up and die like an aviator!

Die with your boots on!

Yeah, Right!:rolleyes:

The real air-war was replete with incidents of pilots giving quarter to a defeated enemy. The better, more decent pilots, often said they secretly hoped their defeated opponents lived through the encounter. Very few ever, actually, strafed an opponent who was in his chute.

They musta been raised right.

Regards, Shuckins

Roscoroo · « **Reply #28 on:** September 04, 2002, 11:02:02 AM »

I'm not a chute shooter, or a kill stealer , as for im ussually in a low ammo amount plane , but i do wish that the first /major damage inflicted on someone would give the kill credit instead of the assist . (ive lost hundreds of kills to the "finish them off vulchers")
I have found that late at night (my time) when the #'s are low that the pilots have more respect for each other and dont steal kills / and more 1/4ers are given .

midnight Target · « **Reply #29 on:** September 04, 2002, 11:04:16 AM »

Seemed like there was much more Chivalry in AW. Especially FR. It was always bad form in AW to shoot a landing plane, and not unusual to allow an enemy calling "bingo" to run away.