Will the AI in SOW steal your kills??

[Fearfactor]

This is one of the most aggravating things that happen in IL2, if you're heavily an offline player that is. I spent about an hour chasing a 109E-7 in my I-16-24
to about 9000 meters. Of course the AI in my flight were following him too since he was the last enemy. Well, the Messer did a fairly tight diving turn to turn into us like the AI often do. I turned too to get lined up on him as he dashed by. I made a splendid shot by lining up my nose and therefore sight to where I thought he was going to pass by. I got it right and gave him plenty of lead for the deflection. I got his engine smoking!! Of course then one of my AI squad mates magically turned on some kind of horsepower that I didn't have and blew by me as I chased down the now slowing bandit. And of course he fired and forced him to bail, stealing the kill I'd worked so hard for. And rightfully I then shot down my own flight mate!! This has happened to me hundreds of times over the years but it just doesn't get any easier. What we need is a key assignment for "I got him, he's mine!" or better yet, "Fly home, I don't need your help!!" I'd do anything for a key assignment like that!