TRACOM pilots get wounded?

This new stand alone release based on the legendary War in the Pacific from 2 by 3 Games adds significant improvements and changes to enhance game play, improve realism, and increase historical accuracy. With dozens of new features, new art, and engine improvements, War in the Pacific: Admiral's Edition brings you the most realistic and immersive WWII Pacific Theater wargame ever!

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rev rico
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TRACOM pilots get wounded?

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My opponent and I just noticed that pilots in TRACOM are getting wounded (thus lowering experience). It's not just a couple, but 10 or more, even a third of the pilots there! At this rate all our elite pilots will all be downgraded. Is this intended, usual, normal? Neither of us have seen this before in years of playing.
We're playing scen 1, new beta, and are in Jan 43,

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It is something in the new beta.
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I'm not a complete idiot, some parts are missing! :o

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Consider yourself fortunate if they just get wounded. They sometimes get killed as well. TRACOM isn't the safe rear-area billet it used to be.

Not sure, but I think it's a concept borrowed from War in the East/West where veteran pilots get hurt or killed in training reserve while instructing student pilots or testing new aircraft.
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IRL, a lot of pilots were lost in initial training. The aircraft were heavily used, mechanics not much more experienced than the pilots, and instructors could not be along for the ride after the first few flights. The quickly built training airfields had basic aids for pilot navigation and traffic control. Runways were minimal in length. And the pilots could sometimes go into the nearest town and get drunk before their training next day. Add to that the cocky attitude of young men with a lot of horsepower in their hands ...
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