Suggestions for AI Improvements

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Originally Posted by Igo kyu

Actually, I read the first couple, but after that? I've got more interesting things to do with my time.


That is not accurate for WW2 in Western Europe. The P51s were given free rein to roam the bomber streams attacking all enemy fighters they saw. They had huge numerical superiority, so this paid off.

It's not a fair balanced game, but at that point (1944 and 1945) the war wasn't balanced.

But currently if in Il-2 all and any P-51 would leave their bombers pursuing a single enemy - and only return when that one is dead. In real life the first German (flight) attacking the bombers would have a very bad day - and the other flights nice, yummy, juicy unprotected bombers. I bet the Allied squad leader ordering ALL of his planes after the first attacker getting the bombers slaughtered would not be squad leader the next day, but prisoner awaiting court martial.

AI should if numerically superior chase attackers, but only to a certain amount. If they are the only flight protecting, they should only do so once in a while (the worse the AI level, the more so).