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| City: | London, Zurich, Vancouver  | | Personal Data: | born: March 23 1896 | | Membership | 21years 165days ago. | | Last Login | 7years 2days ago. | | Last Move | 6years 305days ago. | SirFrancis is currently  | Send a mail to SirFrancis |
| Message header | Area/Game: | Blue Max | | Topic: | Other | | Subject: | Re: When CAN you retire - and keep your dignity? | | Posted by: | SirFrancis  - 20years 338days ago. |
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| Message text The Celtic Blade wrote:
Team stats would be interesting for those who play in teams. There are a few lone wolves around.
I'd say dignity is not just about how much damage you've taken but also about how much you have dished out. If you look at some of the greatest World War One aces they had one idea and that was just kill, kill, kill. Most of the greats died in the air.
That brings we onto the issue to wingmen and teamwork. Again, few of the greats really worked as part of a team and I find the idea of wingmen to be somewhat anachronistic.
If I feel I'm up against a team who may be actively discussing their next moves outside the game (i.e. collusion) I've got no qualms about bugging out. Give me a fair fight, then I'm in until the end.
I had no idea people might do such a thing as discuss tactics outside of the game; such people already have no dignity!
James McCudden wrote some fascinating memoirs, and he often makes it clear that you flew as a team:
"I saw Johnson being closely engaged by 2 V-strutters. I drove one off at 200 yds by firing some shots and closed to 30 yards on the 2nd Hun, opened fire with both guns."
There are many such instances of rescuing friends.
That said, it's true that pilots were very aggressive generally speaking, and usually attacked individually.
SirFrancis |
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