I really like this! It's like scientific research! Good! Because back then, during the 40s, they didn't even have AI to test, even if they had the scientific theory. We now have it all, and the conclusions and practical applications of these little tests are limitless. A pity that .ntrk isn't a "valid file" on this forum, but who cares - as I understand, customized paintschemes are not saved inside the .ntrk file.
Normandy, 1500 hours: The die is cast! 8 RAF Spitfairy LF MkIXc 25lbs race towards 8 Luftwaffe Bf 109 K4s and vice versa. Altitude is set at 5000m, clouds at 2750m. Note that the Spits have 40% fuel, 109s have 60% fuel, but that the Spits have bigger tanks innit! Game version is stock 4.12.1m. I have a customized paintscheme and partially changed sounds for most but not all effects, engines and weapons.
The AI of every plane is set to Ace. Difficulty is full real except for player map icon, which is on. And standard loadouts for all!
I find that the spits are already higher than me before the fight starts. Cheaters. After shooting one suspiciously honest spit down, I dive for safety, because I did see an ugly lump of pixels above and behind me. Forget the science, hello deck. Two unknown planes seem to follow me for a while. I really don't want to find out what they are! They give up their chase eventually. My wheels touch the ground eventually. The mission lasted for about 9 minutes and a half.
Unbiased observations and conclusions after a quick reviewing of the track:
- Bf 109 K4 numbers 1(non-AI), 5, 7 and 8 survived, with #3 losing his engine and making a crash landing. The rest didn't make it.
- All spits are gone. Since the interrogation of the dead/mia Spitfairy AI pilots is impossible, cheating investigations are at a standstill.
- K4s didn't cheat in any way, and thus receive decorations for good sportsmanship. Their impressive accuracy with the Mk108 was because of training.
- K4 pilot #5, AI, is a flight leader, and had apparently the highest kill count.
- Identifying planes in the middle of a combat is harder for humans than the AI, unless something obvious like tracer colour reveals the enemy.
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