Bug 174 on 12lbs boost. Review please.

[Robo.]

Originally Posted by robtek

There we have to agree to disagree.

The possibility of of 87 oct.use in combat hasn't been disproved, and possibly won't be ever.

The 100 oct. models must be present, but not as the sole representants!

I respect your opinion, of course. But with this logic, you can not disaprove anything, really. Somebody mentioned orange crows in here already...

With all due respect - there is lots of literature written about this era. It's one of the most researched in all aspects. I've never heard of pilot account mentioning something like ''Oh blimey I've been just transferred to this new squadron and they still fly on low octane fuel and gosh is it difficult now to fight the Jerry''. I hope you agree that the difference was big enough to be mentioned. Somewhere. I've just spent last year reading all these books and articles again while I am involved in this sim. Fascinating stuff on both sides. No mention of 87 octanes whatsoever.

On the other hand, there is plenty of evidence (direct and indirect) about 100 octane spirit since the French campaign. Please don't get yourself confused with certain claims some people here are trying to make, these theories are rather ridiculous.

Although I agree we never know if all the RAF fighters got only 100 octane fuel, it is the most relevant for what this sim represents. Unless you want to fly some OTU Spitfire in Scotland. Yet, we haven't got it modelled.