When I first got 1946 my initial reaction was very similar to yours. Kind of a little too intense, like there's so much to learn and you don't feel like learning it. So I pretty much played like 10 vs 16s Spitfires vs 109s, Spitfires vs Fw190s, P-40s vs Zeroes. Stuff like that, pretty simple and with the "superman cockpit view" with the gunsight floating in the middle of the screen, and unlimited ammo. I'd say I put in about 150 hours, mastered firing my guns accurately as well as anyone, ( I say better
) before ever going online. It's not until you hop into one of the "Full Realism Switch" servers that you begin to actually experience the game though. There's really no better feeling than taking off in a Spitfire from England, shooting down 3 109's over a span of a 1 hour flight, finding your airfield, and getting her down safely unscathed. Except maybe shooting down more 109s! Hah. Well all I'm saying is be very patient with 1946, MASTER your gunnery skills, this will take what seems like decades, and then commit yourself to "Full Switch" servers online, and you'll have picked up your new favourite hobby and never look back. See ya.