Thanks for the nice posts! Yes, AI is a very complex matter and one of the hardest things to manage in the development. I have no clue about Ai either, but its sometimes very surprising, what large results a small change can have - even for the author of the changings.
BTW: my personal experience showed me, that the AI pilots of my flight always perform attacks better, when they spot the enemies themself and I don't do any order. As if they have an own wild will and my orders could interrupt their eagerness.
