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

[Flanker35M]

S!

I think the best thing to do is to leave OUT parachute kills, at least by AI. Players do it all the time and it did happen in reality too, but much less than supposed. It was condemned by both RAF and Luftwaffe strongly. Feathered wrote a nice story but that parachute episode just was..well, like from all the comics of "evil nazis do this and I have to revenge"

[kimosabi]

Originally Posted by Flanker35M

S!

I think the best thing to do is to leave OUT parachute kills, at least by AI. Players do it all the time and it did happen in reality too, but much less than supposed. It was condemned by both RAF and Luftwaffe strongly. Feathered wrote a nice story but that parachute episode just was..well, like from all the comics of "evil nazis do this and I have to revenge"

Oh it happened, if not on a regular basis, it did happen more than once.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q8LVlYJ5eJU

[AndyJWest]

This is Bud Peterson talking about events that happened while he was flying a P-51: clearly not during the Battle of Britain. Such incidents almost certainly became more common as the war progressed.

In any case, 'it happened' is hardly a justification for reenacting it in a computer simulation.

[kimosabi]

Originally Posted by AndyJWest

This is Bud Peterson talking about events that happened while he was flying a P-51: clearly not during the Battle of Britain. Such incidents almost certainly became more common as the war progressed.

In any case, 'it happened' is hardly a justification for reenacting it in a computer simulation.

Probably, but we don't know that. If it happened in 1943-1944 it could just as well have happened in 1940. A jerk flying a plane in 1940 is still a jerk in 1944. If they went by your reasoning there, 'it happened' would hardly have been a justification for basing a simulation on BoB.

[robtek]

Mine also!
I think it is advisable to suppress those distasteful details as long as they are not important for the game!

[Feathered_IV]

Don't misunderstand me. I certainly do not suggest that AI pilots of either side strafe chutes as a matter of routine. Rather, that it be a rare occurrence dependant on the individuals AI's setting.

Several years ago I'd written about AI settings in the old ORR. I thought AI should be on a slider. Four sliders actually. Skill, Aggessiveness, Stamina and Morale. Combinations of those would produce a host of unique pilot behaviors. Aggressive rookies, tired aces, fanatical veterans, heroes and cowards.

The subject of shooting a pilot in their parachute was one central to the history and conduct of the Battle of Britain. Both among pilots and at higher levels. Indeed, it was the first time in the history of aerial warfare that the practice came into close consideration. Post-war pilot and historical accounts rarely fail to mention it.

[Feathered_IV]

Johnny Kent, commander of 303 Sqn during the Battle of Britain instructed his pilots to kill all German airmen who parachuted to saftey. Four of his pilots even went so far as to destroy a crippled Ju87 that was attempting to force land at 303's own aerodrome.

One of the Few. Gp.Capt J.A. Kent. Published by Corgi, 1971