how about restricted fuel?

[raaaid]

did pilots go at real life at full throtle to avoid someone locking in his six?

how about the server limiting fuel?

[ATAG_Doc]

I do not understand what you wrote. Do pilots go full throttle when someone is their tail? Is that the question?

[bongodriver]

He's trolling, he knows what he said is riddiculous and will start a debate.

By debate I mean some irritated responses followed by let's all love and hug raaaid responses all of which = attention for the loveable troll.

[raaaid]

i meant in real life people would save fuel for war reasons

in the game people go ALWAYS at full throtle which is safer and unrealistic

and yes i was intending to open a debate thats what forums are for

[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.

[swiss]

Originally Posted by raaaid

i meant in real life people would save fuel for war reasons

No.
There was an interview with a La pilot who stated he made sure he was always flying at >=400kph to be save, and neither he or his supervisors did give a damn.

in the game people go ALWAYS at full throtle which is safer and unrealistic

No. Maybe you do.

[Skoshi Tiger]

Fuel management was an important skill for pilots and part of their flight training.

The application of those skills depends on the supply of available fuel, The distances or duration that the pilots had to fly in the missons and they types of sortie they we participating in.

In our game fuel is unlimited, distances are relatively short and we don't have to patrol a set area for hours on end.

Raaaid is right. If the missions had realistic parameters, then pilots in game would fly in a more historically correct mannor.

Unfortuantely not everyone would want to fly in missions like that and Flying around at full throttle makes for a fun exciting action packed mission!

As a case in point on the 2nd May 1943 the RAAF fought a prolonged dogfight with the Japanese near Darwin. 5 of the 13 Spitfires lost was due to fuel starvation. After this encounter they stoped dog fighting and changed tactics to boom and zooming the enemy.

Cheers!