Wow wulfie... thanks for sharing your knowledge and experiences. It's rare to have first person sources from both sides of the war. I will attempt to save the material in this thread, knowing you may have more when you return.
So far, until reading this thread I've bounced back and forth between the two sides. I think I've gotten a more balanced view of this subject now. Studying such flammable subjects as this require extremely critical thought. Information that includes bias, propoganda, and emotion can be hard to distiguish for someone like me who does not have access to primary sources.
Hearing the replies from our European friends, I can't help but feel sorry for them. So many wars were fought on their soil through hundreds of years I'm sure they're tired of it. For the Germans, two world wars and the holocaust seems to have resulted in a pacifist society. It seems the guilt of it all has resulted in them not wanting a part in any armed conflict unless it is together with NATO/UN (see Iraq subject). Personally I don't think I can blame them for that either. There was just too much collective pain inflicted on too many people to get over it so soon.
As for the username, let HTC decide, it's their playground. Their decision is final after all, no matter what any individual here thinks the decsion should be. Although I don't think anyone who posted here would like to see this happen, how would Aces High be if HTC decided to pull ALL axis aircraft from use? Or make all axis aircraft AI? HTC could then avoid these kinds of things altogether. No axis aircraft, no axis squadrons, no affiliations with the Nazis/Fascist Italy/Imperial Japan. No arguments as to who is more virtuous. I trust HTC will make wise decisions.
mauser
