First fight in a 109

[Jaws2002]

Originally Posted by JG5_emil

The LW knew their strengths and weaknesses and I doubt many real pilots would fly that way, many of the ones that did probably ended up at the bottom of the channel. The pilots that used the strengths of the aircraft surely survived much longer.

Nope. The majority of LW pilots did waht they were told to do. Did you forget the "fly close to the bombers" orders Goering gave them? It was bad for the fighters, but at the time that's what they were told and that's what they did.
Wars are not fought individually by the pilots. They fight as part of a machine that works towards a strategic goal. The life of one, or a few fighter pilots is not more important than the final strategic goal.
The idea of the whole fighter force of the luftwafe flying however and wherever they like is bloody stupid. Very, very few of them had the freedon to fly how they wanted. Those are the ones that got to the top, by fighing how they were told.
If your unit has to cover a ground offensive, you flew at the altitude they told you. Not everyone was flying at 6000meters and engaged only when it suited them. You could be assigned to fly between ground level and 2000meters. It was not up to you. The success of the ground offensive dictated the air tactics.


Look. Here's a very good documentary that explains very well how military organizations work during wars:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=31AXA...eature=related

You are basically a smal part of teh big picture.



I wish you all the fun and enjoy your flying. Just don't pretend this is absolutely the historical way to fly.
It's a game in the end, thanks God, and we all can get our fix however we like.