[dflion]

In 'Offline' campaigns you can set up your own flight and the opposing enemy flight with either Ace, Veteran, Average or Rookie.
If you set youself up as an Ace, you have to fly accordingly. If you set up your No.2 as an Ace, his (AI) will protect you better than a Veteran (AI) - the secret is to constantly use your leader command list (Press Tab) to get your flight pilots where you want them. This will obviously be a much more comprehensive feature in SOW BOB.
If you setup the opposing enemy flight leader as an Ace, his (AI) will give you a tougher time than an enemy Veteran (AI).

Hope this helps Revi?

DFLion