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Originally Posted by Dano
So nice to see the same old vulching 
There were no less than three, possibly four 109's vulching a single base today, fun times.
And they wonder why new fliers don't last long... |
Basically, if it happened in the Battle of Britain, it can happen on the ATAG server. Frequently you'll find 109's and 110's on Jabo missions hitting the close airfields like Hawkinge and Lympne looking for "easy meat". Anyone who can trundle a Spit or Hurricane out of there during a low level raid and best one of these marauders gets my admiration. OTOH, as CWMV alluded to, by design there are alternative airfields to spawn at (Manston, Ramsgate, Canterbury, etc) which are relatively quiet. Here you can warm up properly, take off and gain sufficient altitude (ie. energy) to swarm Hawkinge and throw the lot of 'em out!
Teamspeak is a real boon here, since you can very quickly form a quick flight of three or four Spits and/or Hurricanes to wreak holy vengeance. Alternatively, you can decide to head across the Channel as a group at 12 Angels or so and.....
Personally, I've been spawning at Manston/Ramsgate with one or two others, climbing to 15K or so, and monitoring the chat/radar window for enemy bomber formations coming over. Although they're usually AI (not always!), these bomber formations are usually escorted by human-flown 109's.....and the fun begins.
The Channel map on the ATAG server is huge, so there is no obligation on anyone's part to be subjected to an "Airquake" scenario due to a lack of alternate airfields to spawn at. Every player is encouraged (as the air controllers did in 1940) to assess the air combat situation, then take whatever initiative you feel will give you best tactical advantage. Tally ho, mates!