Message text The Dr.1 suffers from three issues in the online version of this excellent game.
1) Fuel, the Dr.1 only has 37 fuel which isn't justified really. Most groups pretty much ignore the fuel. In the online version, its very much
needed as it puts a limit on the game length, but maybe all planes should starte witht he same amount of fuel. After all, the dogfights in
the game only represent a few miniutes of actual time. So planes like the Fokker Dr.1 and Fokker DVII suffer badly due to their 37 fuel.
2) Altitude: There is no advanced altitude rules. Here the Dr.1 has a great advantage as it climbs like a bat out of hell, and only a very few planes in BM can do that.
3) The "C" stability: Again, the Dr.1 is short changed, and this time, in a big way. According to the BM rules, "C" planes can flip-flop. That
is, if a plane is turning Left (Left Bank) it can choose to go Right, and visa versa. "A" and "B" stability planes CANNOT do that. This is actually a great advantage for "C" stability planes. But also, "C" planes get that extra disadvantage on the firing chart. So in the case of the online game, they get that disadvantage without their advantage.
Bumber huh? So its up to us, the pilots, to give the Dr.1 a good show of itself.
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