25.06.2010, 14:22
Now that I think about it a bit more, George, the original poster was complaining about Avenger out turning A6M, with both pilots live, not AI versus live.
With two live pilots, we have the big variable of pilot skill, plus we really don't know fuel onboard of each aircraft.
Even a test of AI versus AI may not tell us much because, AI pilots do not "think" the same as live pilot. I think only test should be live pilot testing for max turn rate and turn radius, and see If the IL-2 Avenger does indeed out turn A6M.
That said, I would still fall back on my original point, that this is an AI Only aircraft, never intended for live pilots, and FM is incomplete or simplified. It's a bomber, not a fighter, so never intended to be used that way in online servers.
With two live pilots, we have the big variable of pilot skill, plus we really don't know fuel onboard of each aircraft.
Even a test of AI versus AI may not tell us much because, AI pilots do not "think" the same as live pilot. I think only test should be live pilot testing for max turn rate and turn radius, and see If the IL-2 Avenger does indeed out turn A6M.
That said, I would still fall back on my original point, that this is an AI Only aircraft, never intended for live pilots, and FM is incomplete or simplified. It's a bomber, not a fighter, so never intended to be used that way in online servers.