Good summary of the discussion.
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4) Emergency Landing: potential for AI plane to automatically (or on command of the human player) divert to airfield marked as 'friendly' (e.g. same colour - red or blue - as the AI plane
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4.1) "Smarter" AI behavior for mortally-wounded planes, such that planes that are on fire or which can't maintain altitude after jettisoning ordinance will immediately try to land, crash land or ditch - in friendly territory if possible. If it isn't possible to "land" the plane (i.e., flying over mountains or woods), crew should try to bail out at 500-1,000 meters above ground level. For maximum historical realism, planes that ditch should attempt to do so near friendly ships or land held by friendly forces.
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7) Better command/communication - ability to ask wingman to check your six, for example
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7.1. Ability for player to call out the presence of enemy aircraft to AI without having to use the padlock enemy command. Also the ability for a player to warn specific AI planes about enemy aircraft coming at them from a particular vector (e.g., "Red 3, Check your 4 o'clock low).
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10) Doctrinal/national behavior by time frame - ideas: Vic formation for Commonwealth planes in 39-40; random (infrequent, occasional) kamikaze behavior for damaged Japanese planes in 44-45 - this one will needed to be teased out more as well; not sure whether AI behavior by nation is feasible / desired by players
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"Weaver/Tail-end Charlie" vic or echelon formations for Western allies 1941-42.
"Combat line" formation for USAAF planes in 44-45, and "section" tactics for USN/USMC planes from 42-45.
Lack of formation for Soviet attack aircraft 1941-43 (they usually flew in irregular "gaggles").
Soviet fighters in 41-42 should occasionally use "taran" attacks (i.e., controlled collisions) if they're out of ammo.
Japanese planes in 1944-45 will very occasionally deliberately collide with heavy bombers.
Mortally wounded Japanese planes in 1944-45 WILL attempt kamikaze attacks against enemy ships.
Pilots of any nationality flying mortally wounded aircraft will occasionally make kamikaze attacks against enemy capital ships.
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11) Potential simple evasive maneuver (with land avoidance) routine for capital ships when under attack
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Option for mission builders to make ships automatically travel in formation, keeping station with each other. Option for mission builders for ships (on their own or in formation) randomly zig-zag to simulate historical anti-submarine tactics. Carriers will always turn into the wind and travel in a straight line when retrieving planes and will always travel at top speed in a straight line and in line with the wind when launching planes.