ORIGINAL: DOCUP
Rangoon
We loose 26 Hurris to his 5 Zeros[:@]. I had them on high low with decent pilots. First his Oscars (10) sweept my 35 Hurris. We don't shoot down one Oscar. Next came his Zeros (26) to my 25 Hurris. I shoot down 5 Zeros. I am not for sure how many the Oscars Ic or the Zeros shot down. What can I do to stop this maddness. Rant over
Would need more data to provide meaningful commentary.[:)]
However I don't think it was necessarily the disaster you seem to think it was.
1. You were probably greatly mismatched in terms of pilot quality.
2. You did not specify which Hurricane model you were flying. The Hurricane I is greatly outclassed by Oscars and Zeros but can hold its own against Nates. The I model has a poor maximum speed and that is arguably the single most important performance characteristic for a fighter. Subsequent Hurricane models have a noticeable improvement to their maximum speed.
3. Generally speaking, layering your CAP altitude is the right thing to do. However to maximise the benefit you are generally better off having at least two different aircraft models present, sacrificing the less capable airframe down below and allowing the more capable airframe to sweep down on the enemy plane drawn down.
4. At first glance a 5:1 ratio in destroyed airframes is not a particularly good outcome. However there is more to be taken into account:
(a) being on the defensive over your own base you probably achieved a much higher per centage of pilot recovery. In terms of permanently lost pilots the ratio was probably more along 3:1
(b) you were almost certainly exchaning semi trained pilots for TRACOM quality Japanese pilots
(c) it sounds like you didn't pay close attention to the combat animation so you don't really know whether you dished out a lot of damage to the enemy aircraft, in particular the Oscars. It is quite likely some of the returning enemy aircraft succumbed to their damage and this would not be reflected in the combat report
I realise that many who post in the AE forum quickly rant whenever they encounter an unpleasant outcome. That isn't the way to ultimate success, instead a cool assessment of what transpired is always required. As the Allied player you are going to receive many unpleasant outcomes in the first 6 months of the war.[:)] As it is you don't seem to be doing too badly at this stage.[;)]
Alfred
