Ahh, the question remains. Why is there so much squeaking about the HO while it would appear that everyone (nearly) does it. I mean really...as often as I see "HO DWEEB" and similar ch1 messages (I'm guilty), and posts about it on this BB I would THINK the HO wouldn't be so prevalent. Must have been an off night for me cuz I swear every pile-it that got into any position to take a HO shot did so. Sometimes of course you can tell it's a real flight-sim newbie..you know, the guy that starts blazeing away about 2k out lol, but other than that, with all I hear bout how easy it is to avoid the HO, and knowing from experiance it really is a waste of ammo and a good bet you'll lose a wing even if ya do manage to hurt the other guy, I just don't see why everyone does it unless it's just a pure lack of discipline. Of course the field defense excuse posted earlier this thread is a good one, but that only detracts from the overall realism IMHO, thank cod for scenarios.
I wouldn't want anything to change concerning the HO, cod know's one of the things I hated (HATED) about AirWarrior was that you couldn't get into a fite without the "other-guy" turning head-on into you...due to the lack of collisions and the safety of knowing he wouldn't get any damage even if the attacker was blazing away head-on, it was the same old tedious dogfite over and over and over.
Thanks for the responses
...Gritz, ...sheesh