[Sakai07]

thats a good point. If you are escorting bombers at 30k then following an enemy down to ground level to make sure he is dead is counter productive since it will take so long to climb back up to the bombers. That is probably why so many pilots escorting heavies over the reich had many probables and damaged aircraft to their credit. At low level, focusing to much on a single even it liable to get you killed too, from the bad guy you don't see. But I do make it practice when online to make sure they are killed dead the first time, I hate when a damaged foe I had writtin off comes back and waxes by bottom. It also depends on the server too, last night flying on a barbarossa map I was flying my trusty Mig-3 (LAUGH!) and encountered a 109 at co-alt (3000m or so) I made one pass on him, observed engine smoke, and kept right on a going at altitude. I figured a damaged 109 was better then my dead Mig if I got into a turning fight with him below 6500m or so. Later on in the mission I got the kill as he pranged on the landing, so I guess you never know.