Mission or Sortie (what should flights be called in SOW:BoB?)

[Vigilant]

Well he's obviously asked it for a reason Robtek, give him a chance hey?

Avimimus - can you explain more pls?

[Feuerfalke]

I vote for mission or flight.

Sortie by definition is a single mission for a single aircraft and it is not used in all languages this way, whereas mission or flight promises more content.

On the other hand flight has a number of meanings, like a group of planes, a plane flying from here to there, a group flying formation, etc.

All of which fit, though, IMHO.

[Avala]

Maybe to investigate what is corect historicaly? What was British and German expresions for that, and then use that.

[robtek]

I might think that the programmers already know how they want to call those things and
i also see no reason why they should deviate from their decisions because somebody starts
a poll for names.

[Feuerfalke]

Originally Posted by robtek

I might think that the programmers already know how they want to call those things and
i also see no reason why they should deviate from their decisions because somebody starts
a poll for names.

You have some informations we don't?

@Avala
That's not the best way. There are also Italian and Polish forces simulated and other allied nations will follow. You wanna change that for each addon?

[robtek]

@feuerfalke
no, but then, i didn´t imply i did, didn´t i?

if i would produce something i would call it my way because of my reasons.
i wouldn´t want somebody else impose on me who doesn´t know what i am thinking.

[Avala]

Originally Posted by Feuerfalke

You have some informations we don't?

@Avala
That's not the best way. There are also Italian and Polish forces simulated and other allied nations will follow. You wanna change that for each addon?

Why not? Or it could be English expression as international and also each nation its own word for it. Of course simulation should be translated in entirety for that. We already have something similar in IL2 FB . . .

[Feuerfalke]

Originally Posted by Avala

Why not? Or it could be English expression as international and also each nation its own word for it. Of course simulation should be translated in entirety for that. We already have something similar in IL2 FB . . .

Hmmm, you noticed that there are different file-formats suggested? Think about having to make new missions, campaigns and tracks for each patch released. Not funny, IMHO.

[LukeFF]

Who cares?

[felix_the_fat]

SOW is about BOB, right?
Only the Americans called them missions, and they werent in BOB !
The RAF called them sorties, and (less formally) "trips" or "ops". Any of these terms would do, as would the German (or Italian?) equivalents. But not "mission" !