Fultures!

[CaptainDoggles]

This thread is FREAKING HILARIOUS!

People whining about "honor" and "chivalry" as if this is a medieval jousting tournament, and wanting a magic safe zone over top of air bases.

Do you guys also complain when someone comes in from above you? Because it's not fair? Should all dogfights start with both pilots at the exact same speed and altitude, and a head-on pass so both pilots have a chance to see each other?

There's a server for 1946 that has easy-mode rules like a magical safe zone around the bases. It's called Spits vs 109s, and they will kick/ban you if you fly over top of a base (even if you're at 9000m). They're a joke outside their insular little community, because most folks realize that their rules promote careless play and an attitude of entitlement.

There was no magical force-field in real life. There was no deflector shield on the runway at Folkestone. Why do you want one? This isn't Tag, or Go To Rome like we used to play on the playground. There is no "home free" in air combat; why do you want one?

Chivalry and honor in air combat died well before the end of the first world war, and anyone who isn't wilfully deceiving themselves knows it.

If you're not zooming in from above on an unsuspecting target, then quite frankly you're doing it wrong.