SteveMartin wrote:
I am in agreement with this idea. Rather than tamper with the playablility of the game by adjusting fuel capacities, it makes more sense to implement the already existing rules of ammunition supply and choice of eligible targets.
For those who wish to harp on about the historical inaccuracies of the game, then perhaps we should implement a proper aircraft availability chart. The D VIIs would be marginalized simply by the lack of numbers. There would be far more of the less glamourous aircraft and more of the workhorses of the engaged airforces. Seriously, how often did Snipes and SSTs actually tango ?
You are discussing two separate and unrelated things. Aircraft availability has nothing to do with correcting the fuel rules (yes - that is exactly what your post implies).
The Fokker D.VII would not only not be marginalized by the use of historical data, but would probably become more common. The Imperial Air Service concentrated its efforts against the British lines in the later part of the war, and in important sectors would bring in one or more Jagdgeschwaders to achieve local air superiority. Thus, there would be a few older aircraft in less important areas, but large numbers of the latest equipment in a contested sector. It is not just the number of aircraft which a nation possessed that determined their appearance in battle, but the manner in which they were deployed.
And, I made the type of availability chart you describe, in the early 1990s.
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