how about restricted fuel?

[Toni74]

in RL i would throttle down and let him pass.

but indeed it would be a interesting feature in some other aspect: bombing the enemie's fuel tanks mean that they will have less fuel to share to their pilots.

[raaaid]

i propose an online war in which ALL is centered about fuel:

truck, train and ship fuel supplies to be bombed to make the enemy run out of fuel

planes departing with 20% fuel trying to shoot the bombers who want to bomb the fuel supply

bongo i admitt in the past i was annoying, well in my favour i have to say i had to vent off the bizarrity of tv which i hardly wacth now combined with a problematic med i reduced drastically. SO i made up my mind to dont take advanatge of anonimity and just share in the forum what i would share with real life friends. I bet you already noticed a change of attitude in these late threads of mine, so all you like bongo just try to start a new page with me, i did

[Continu0]

Hi raaaid

Everything i can tell about it:

1. Not all people fly full throttle all the time. Especially flying in formation is easier with 80% throttle.

2. I think people fly full throttle because they want to get "there" as fast as they can, not because they are safer.

3. At least in the BoB, not petrol was the limiting factor but skilled pilots (at least on the english side). From a book about the Staffel of Helmut Wick I remember that he actually was flying full throttle most of the time and his men had problems to keep up with him.

4. Probably the more important reason to throttle back was to save "engines". I remember reading about 109 engines and that their lifetime could be more than doubled if crusing speed was limited to 300km/h.

But I have to agree with you, such a simulated system with limited ressources would be great... not only fuel but also planes or tanks/infantery could be limited... With a system like that you get a hughe step closer to an "online war".

S!

[Friendly_flyer]

Saving fuel (rationing) was mostly a civilian phenomenon, to secure adequate fuel supply for the military forces.