Ace AI is terrible.

[Jumoschwanz]

I have beat every imaginable one vs. four-ace scenario in this sim on HARD settings countless times since I first flew it when it came out 20 years ago, vs. four good human pilots on hard settings is just fun for me.

It makes no difference which AI aircraft you go up against because the "ace" AI is going to make rookie mistakes, if not one type then another.

And unless someone is part of the actual team that works on IL2 then what they have to say about future patches and what is possible in them carries zero weight with me.