One has to be careful on which sources to use when estimating such casualty rates. I've seen propaganda reports repeated in children's books which show the RAF being astoundingly successful on dates where bad weather prevented any sorties. One should also never generalised such rates from a single engagement.
However, there is a very real problem in Il-2 with AI being far too dedicated. In real life most pilots suffered from fatigue, adrenalin and disorientation which meant that the majority of pilots wound up heading home or trying to regroup after just one or two passes. Experienced pilots sometimes ended up in extended dogfights, but usually most pilots got lost and headed back shortly after the shooting started. Just read enough reports.
Starshoy agreed btw. (and no I haven't heard from him since 2002).
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