<r> I notice on page 219 of the manual it states<br/>

<QUOTE><s>[quote]</s>All aircraft have a reliability rating which ranges from “really <br/>
good” (lower numbers) to “really bad” (higher numbers).<e>[/quote]</e></QUOTE>
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Is that correct? For example, a 109-F2 has 15 and an E-3 has 10 ...

In answer to the original question - play the Road to Leningrad Mission over and over till you understand the game.

1: CPP - Higher the better
2: Fatigue - Lower the better

I took the city in the Road to Leningrad mission vs the AI on normal difficulty, but I can't imagine taking it against a human opponent. I had to take risks with the spearhead that I think a human opponent would have leapt on.

Was fun though. Good mission to learn the game.