Two Peoples Separated By A Common Language

[Doktorwzzerd]

Originally Posted by Lexandro

Your forgetting that the RAF in WW2 was a multi-national force. There were plenty of US and Canadian Pilots flying for them.

No, I'm not forgetting, I asked in my original post if this was something having to do with Eagle Squadron that was never fully fleshed out in the game. While the RAF had multinational units, it was still primarily British, thus having mainly American accents on the radio in the Battle of Britain is a little odd. that needs explaining, or someone just goofed, and my money is on the latter.

from wikipedia article on Non-British Personnel in the Battle of Britain:

The RAF Roll of Honour for the Battle of Britain recognises 574 pilots from countries other than the United Kingdom, as flying at least one authorised operational sortie with an eligible unit during the period from 10 July to 31 October 1940, alongside 2,353 British pilots.[

[Danfried]

I think Doktorwzzerd is right. Only seven Americans are recognized as having flown in the BoB, out of thousands of pilots. (Note that this number includes those pretending to be Canadian. Legally, Americans were not supposed to fight in foreign militaries at all.) The Eagle Squadrons didn't become operational until the BoB was well over.

Are these pilots speaking with "American" accents actually Canadians? That might make more sense -- except according to my aged high school English teacher who was alive at the time (I'm Canadian), most Canadians prior to WW2 spoke with British accents; during WW2 many might still have sounded British. It was probably the influence of American television (or perhaps radio) that caused our accents to gradually sound more American over time. Can any other Canadians confirm this?

[dazz1971]

the radio chatter hasnt really bothered me much at least they didnt make us brits sound like the normal cheesy spiffs eg oh jolly good old chap tally ho oh spiffing etc it really cheeses me off when games do that and the odd film

[mattd27]

Voice chatter gives many lol moments. Though I get sick of hearing "WHAT ARE YOU WAITING FOR?" screamed through my speakers every two seconds.

[xX-SiLeNcE-Xx]

Originally Posted by mattd27

Voice chatter gives many lol moments. Though I get sick of hearing "WHAT ARE YOU WAITING FOR?" screamed through my speakers every two seconds.

LOL, there was one time one of the missions glitched on me, and wouldn't give me my next objective... Well, I keep hearing the guys screaming "WHAT ARE YOU WAITING FOR" at me when there were no enemies... I was getting so choked... lol

[Oh DeaR iTz GaZ]

I Just found it funny shooting down Tuck
"What are you doing" "thats a friendly"
"AAAAAAAAAAAAAGGGGGHHHH"
lol

[FOZ_1983]

during the battle of britain as pointed out their were only a handful of americans (7) and not so many canadians (94)

Also the yanks were part of eagle squadron, well in game you dont play as eagle squadron. You play as some other random one and should in theory be hearing a british pilot, or the odd ozzie or kiwi maybe, wh oknows if your lucky you could get the czech, polish, jamaica (1 pilot).....

Point being, youre not in eagle squadron so for games sake you think you would be listening to an englishman. Not a mixture of both.

[Doktorwzzerd]

Originally Posted by mattd27

Voice chatter gives many lol moments. Though I get sick of hearing "WHAT ARE YOU WAITING FOR?" screamed through my speakers every two seconds.

Well you need to stop waiting, obviously.

[Rhah]

Originally Posted by dazz1971

the radio chatter hasnt really bothered me much at least they didnt make us brits sound like the normal cheesy spiffs eg oh jolly good old chap tally ho oh spiffing etc it really cheeses me off when games do that and the odd film

Totally agree with you there Old bean... its just not cricket, is it?

I have to say that the Squadron leader during some of the RAF Campaign missions in Sicily did make me laugh though. Doesnt he have quite a strong cockney (East London, for those that don't know) accent going on? I never though I'd hear that in a WW2 Flight sim.

"C'or blimey Guv'nor, watch out for them 'Einkels!! They'll 'ave your guts for garters!" (or something to that effect)