Give me some "holy sh... did that just happen" ideas

[zaelu]

Originally Posted by 6S.Manu

I didn't read all the thread:

I would like the need to write a report after the mission, and in some mission I would like to have a ride searching for crash sites (friendly or enemy), to confirm kills or KIA/MIA

+1

The scoring system should have a complex form settable by server where you get the points only after debriefing and claiming your kills as accurate as possible. Like claiming an air victory in the wrong sector (L14pad6) in place of (L15pad4) will render a null kill or a probable kill.

[PeterPanPan]

Did I just see that? A German float plane with clear Red Cross markings looking like it is on a recce mission, not looking for downed pilots? Do I shoot it down? What are my orders? Do I take the matter into my own hands or leave it be?

This really happened in 1940. See here for more info.

So, how's about random appearances of Luftwaffe operated Red Cross float planes (could use the He 115 if the He 59 or Do 18 aren't available in game) with a scoring system based on heavy penalties if you shoot down a genuine Red Cross aircraft?

PPanPan

[ElAurens]

An enemy aircraft is an enemy aircraft. That is how it should be looked at. The pilots that don't make it home today are not going to be shooting at you tomorrow.

Point penalty for shooting down ASR birds?

Pffffttttttt.......

[Zorin]

Originally Posted by ElAurens

An enemy aircraft is an enemy aircraft. That is how it should be looked at. The pilots that don't make it home today are not going to be shooting at you tomorrow.

Point penalty for shooting down ASR birds?

Pffffttttttt.......

You can't honestly want to follow that track... or you end up with: "a hospital is a building the enemy could hide in" so I better bomb it to bits...

[Igo kyu]

Originally Posted by Zorin

You can't honestly want to follow that track... or you end up with: "a hospital is a building the enemy could hide in" so I better bomb it to bits...

How about an abbey?

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_Monte_Cassino

[bhunter2112]

Would that make me abby...normal?

[Wutz]

Originally Posted by ElAurens

An enemy aircraft is an enemy aircraft. That is how it should be looked at. The pilots that don't make it home today are not going to be shooting at you tomorrow.

Point penalty for shooting down ASR birds?

Pffffttttttt.......

With that kind of view a medic, ambulance or hospital, hospital ship, is a person, building or vehicle with a target painted on? People who think that way then also don´t mind randomly bumping off civilians, don´t matter they are enemy.....so why where people upset about Nanking, or the way POWs where threated by the Japanese??
Or the cases where downed allied aircrew where lynched in Germany. On your line of thinking all fair targets as they are enemy.

I don´t like that way of thinking at all.

[TheGrunch]

Originally Posted by ElAurens

Point penalty for shooting down ASR birds?

Pffffttttttt.......

Air battles occurred simply over who was to rescue downed airmen plenty of times during the war. Chances are that your ASR aircraft are operating in the area as well. Captured pilots mean vital intelligence!

[Wutz]

Yes but I would say it was a minority that took pop shots at downed airmen.
Actuelly you read a lot more of cases where opposing pilots took a rather humain attitude to bailed opponents. But then of course maybe the chute shooters, and medic killers did not boast of their hero deeds?

[Snuff_Pidgeon]

In the course of real warfare, the combatants have to live with what they have done.It is always best to keep a cool head and not attack the defenceless and leave it to those that have no backbone!