Something very strange is going on here...
Upped a 163 to intercept HQ attack and con turns out to be a P-38J. 
So it's a griefer of another sort - someone out to waste your time. I decide to chase him anyway and at 700 yards, he vanishes. No kill, no nothing.
After reviewing the film, it can be clearly seen that this plane is changing altitude; climbing up until I start closing and then descending. And then the expertly timed magic "poof". Convenient.
My questions start with why wasn't I awarded a kill? Secondly, there is no info available for this player on the score or stat pages. How can that be if he took at least one sortie? A Scooby Snack for whomever can solve this mystery.
Here is the uncut film:
http://www.mediafire.com/download.php?c9pwkfqscuui9x2
FF to about 10:45 to cut to the chase.
First off, your SA is poor, looking at clipboard map, not realizing you have a fighter and not a bomber, unless the Dar ring is down or he was not in the Dar ring. Whether you want to chase him is your decision.
Secondly, the P-38's SA is also poor, as you got pretty close to him and he not realizing you were there until the last moment. All he had was rockets and guns; was he returning from an HQ attack as to no bombs carried. I suspect he was up high, going home. He saw you coming and said, "Adios, see ya', vaya con dios!"
I am surprised the short range of a P-38 he got that far back. Must have been a close by allied airbase, since in-air refuelling is not an option.
More than likely he pulled the plug. Can this guy have much in-game experience attacking a HQ with a P-38?
My sense of it.
(I was doing a search, and saw this thread, is how I came upon it.)
