A simple test for AI aircraft proving they have limits when flown with realistic settings:
Get in an aircraft that can dive very fast, over 800km/hr without falling apart, then get some aircraft with a low diving speed piloted by Ace AI on your tail at over 3000 meters altitude, you will be able to dive away from them because they will break off before their aircraft reaches a speed where it will break. Case closed.
A lot of guys get shot down in dives by slower aircraft simply because they read situations poorly and are not going as fast as the AI initially.
The Ace AI is very good at a lot of things, and one thing that a computer will do better than most humans is managing every aspect of the aircraft better at all times. It also seems to be able to track opponents better than many human virtual pilots. A simple solution for those who are having trouble fighting Ace AI, is to simply not fly against them, switch them to Veteran or some lower setting so they make more mistakes.
I was flying a late p47 against a dozen ACE AI yesterday and when I kept it fast none of the AI could keep up with my aircraft, I was able to pull distance on them then turn back and make some head-on shots at them. I also escaped a lot of it by diving away while changing direction. It is tough to do if you are not going really quickly and a Mustang is on your tail, but it takes practice like anything else.
On a hot map you can blow the engines of some aircraft by using full power in a fairly short amount of time, this was a recent modification to IL2 and it shows that they could certainly go further in that direction and make the engines react even more quickly when they are abused.
I am sure it would not be popular with "gamers", but if you look on Hyperlobby the general population there has no problem disabling any Realistic settings that spoil their fun, so the development team should not worry about giving flight simmers historical accuracy.
Have the Modders taken any time to make IL2 more of a flight sim while they were busy turning it into a cliched Hollywood action movie? No.......
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