List of top pilots

[Chris21wen]

Am I missing something here. This list only shown pilots from fighter units? Where are the pilots from bomber units?

[Alfred]

Pilots only appear on the list if they qualify to be on it.

As the number of pilots who have scored a kill expands, eventually a minimum number of kills is required to appear on the list. Not too many bomber pilots are going to become aces so eventually they are going to be squeezed out of appearing on the list. early in the campaign when the criterion to appear is only 1 kill you will see bomber pilots with a single kill on the list.

Alfred

[kaleun]

On the same theme, is there a (non-complicated) way to see what happened to non-fighter (meaning non-ace) pilots?
This would be useful for us AAR writers.

[Capt Hornblower]

I believe that the only time you'll be aware of an event involving a non-fighter pilot is when a unit's CO is involved.

(The Top Pilots list shows only pilots who have been credited with a kill. Other highly experienced pilots can be listed if you move them to Training Command, and then access the TRACOM list via the Reserve button on the Pilot Replacements screen.)

[JeffroK]

Use Tracker, filter out Fighter pilots, should leave the Bomber Drivers.

[Chris21wen]

ORIGINAL: Alfred

Pilots only appear on the list if they qualify to be on it.

As the number of pilots who have scored a kill expands, eventually a minimum number of kills is required to appear on the list. Not too many bomber pilots are going to become aces so eventually they are going to be squeezed out of appearing on the list. early in the campaign when the criterion to appear is only 1 kill you will see bomber pilots with a single kill on the list.

Alfred

So the only pilots with kills can get on this list then? The list should be call 'ace list' not 'top pilot list'. Not sure what bomber pilots with 80+ ex etc would think of that probably something like 'Dam fighter jocks think there gods gift etc.'

[castor troy]

ORIGINAL: Chris H

ORIGINAL: Alfred

Pilots only appear on the list if they qualify to be on it.

As the number of pilots who have scored a kill expands, eventually a minimum number of kills is required to appear on the list. Not too many bomber pilots are going to become aces so eventually they are going to be squeezed out of appearing on the list. early in the campaign when the criterion to appear is only 1 kill you will see bomber pilots with a single kill on the list.

Alfred

So the only pilots with kills can get on this list then? The list should be call 'ace list' not 'top pilot list'. Not sure what bomber pilots with 80+ ex etc would think of that probably something like 'Dam fighter jocks think there gods gift etc.'

Your bomber pilots will show up on that list, as soon as they managed to shoot down some fighters [:'(]

[tigercub]

since I have been playing WITPAE from day 1 release...I have never seen a Japanese bomber shot down a fighter...but I am sure there has been losses from them.

Tigercub

[wdolson]

The pilot "honors" in game tends to be fighter pilot centric. The only pilots that get promoted are fighter pilots too.

This pretty much comes from the original game.

Bill

[LoBaron]

ORIGINAL: wdolson
The only pilots that get promoted are fighter pilots too.

I am a huge fan of the GG pilot promotion system!

Major General Bartling W.E., ace with 32 kills, wreaking havoc over North Borneo.

[Cpt Sherwood]

I have a B-26 and a Vengeance on my list.

[Justus2]

ORIGINAL: Chris H

ORIGINAL: Alfred

Pilots only appear on the list if they qualify to be on it.

As the number of pilots who have scored a kill expands, eventually a minimum number of kills is required to appear on the list. Not too many bomber pilots are going to become aces so eventually they are going to be squeezed out of appearing on the list. early in the campaign when the criterion to appear is only 1 kill you will see bomber pilots with a single kill on the list.

Alfred

So the only pilots with kills can get on this list then? The list should be call 'ace list' not 'top pilot list'. Not sure what bomber pilots with 80+ ex etc would think of that probably something like 'Dam fighter jocks think there gods gift etc.'

Just another example of how well this game reflects the real world (based on some of the pilots I work with...)

[dr.hal]

I HAD (being the operative word here!) an ACE B-17 pilot by April of '42.... unfortunately his electronic remains have never been recovered.

[JeffroK]

From Tracker, its only April 42. Sowing 1 kill in bold
5837 2LT Straatman, P.E. 1-Vl.G.III (Batavia) B-25C Mitchell LB 56 0 2 1 0 Dutch

[Reg]

ORIGINAL: Justus2

ORIGINAL: Chris H

ORIGINAL: Alfred

Pilots only appear on the list if they qualify to be on it.

As the number of pilots who have scored a kill expands, eventually a minimum number of kills is required to appear on the list. Not too many bomber pilots are going to become aces so eventually they are going to be squeezed out of appearing on the list. early in the campaign when the criterion to appear is only 1 kill you will see bomber pilots with a single kill on the list.

Alfred

So the only pilots with kills can get on this list then? The list should be call 'ace list' not 'top pilot list'. Not sure what bomber pilots with 80+ ex etc would think of that probably something like 'Dam fighter jocks think there gods gift etc.'

Just another example of how well this game reflects the real world (based on some of the pilots I work with...)

[:D]