If you watch part 2 of the account, the SBD pilot was transferred to 'Fighters' and flew F4's, he then racked up the highest number of kills in a single mission. Unfortunately, the other SBD pilots did not 'break' when he instructed them too and paid the ultimate price. Thanks for the heads up on the mechanics of the game and how the AI behave. I might just give up on the SBD missions and transfer across to F4's too............
There is an account of a lone B17 flying a recce mission and surving a sustained attack from 15 Zero's on that page. Thats well worth watching too - considering that the crew were considered a 'dirty dozen' and lacked discipline.
BTW, which flight sim did they use to portray these encounters?