Spotting the enemy?

[klem]

Originally Posted by Roblex

Of course one thing nobody is mentioning is that in real life it *was* very hard to spot aircraft and nearly impossible to see anything against the ground. I have read three fighter pilot biogs in the last few months and they all mention how impossible it was to see anyone against the ground. They also mention whole squadrons failing to see enemy squadrons nearby and even cases of 109s accidently joining Spit formations and vice versa.

Which is why we need effective, timely, radar reports. By timely I don't mean reporting positions where they are 'now', there was a delay of a few minutes in getting info transmitted, but it needs to reflect hisorical radar range for Chain Home which reached to just beyond the Normandy coast and well inland at Cap Gris Nez. And that means giving height, direction and approx numbers too. Scripted radar reporting (often better than 'auto CoD reporting') should try to do that.

But I'm afraid we're getting OT.