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Originally Posted by flynlion

Why would anyone add the drag of a split flap before entering combat? All this game play add on stuff may take away from the realism, but it is also fun so what the heck.

I'm no expert on this, but the whole point was to gain an advantage in maneuverability, although at the cost of speed. As far as I'm concerned, combat flaps are a realistic element and is nothing made-up. In BoP, some planes shouldn't have combat flaps, but that doesn't mean all of them shouldn't.