Last night while I was online I was surprised to find that some of the enemy pilots I encountered expected me to let them go if they ran out of fuel. One pilot attacked me in his 109 while I was in a pony. He had all the cards, altitude and speed. I avoided his attacks for a few minutes and then he tried to disengage. I followed and he then started to glide as he had run out of fuel. Not wanting to miss out on the kill I had been working for, I took his wing off with a quick burst.
This is where I come to the point: I sent him a <S> on ch 1 for the way in which he had carried out his attacks. I was also going to explain that I was sorry he ran out of fuel. Instead of acknowledging my <S>, this particular pilot ignored me until I asked him specifically whether he had seen my <S>. He then replied with something to the effect of "I was out of fuel and ditching, why should I <S> a vulcher?".
My position is this: When you are in combat or over enemy territory, fuel management is a vital part of getting back to base. You don't do this well, I'm going to use this to my advantage. Why should an enemy pilot let you off the hook because you haven't kept up your SA?
I won the fight because I had a better knowledge of my fuel state. Remember, the 109 attacked me so he obviously didn't look at his fuel gauge. So, to the 109 pilot pffffft <raspberry>. To everyone else, please reply with your thoughts below.
P.S. I understand the 109 pilot was probably peeved that I shot him down but still no need to be impolite... after all, 'tis only a game.
