whiskee said:
il-2 birds of prey is an acrade game. il-2 1946 is a full switch flight sim. also the rules for dogfighting are the same no matter witch flight sim you are playing.
yes... the rules are the same
Energy is life, weather it be potential or kinetic...
don't expose your 6, place your enemy on the defensive by having your 12 on them as much as you can
place your advantage, agents your opponents disadvantage.
understand the situation around you, before... during, and after combat, dont let your guard down for a second, the enemy could be anywhere at any time!
if you cant win the fight the way your fighting, find another way you can win, or go home.
Bolkas 5th rule... the best position to attack your enemy, is his 6 o'clock...
use the element of surprise... only fire on your enemy when you sure you can hit him, firing before will only warn him. most aces recommend only dogfighting as a last resort, the best way to take a kill is by surprise, and thats how all the greatest aces did it, Manfred von richtofen's... and Erich Hartman's perfered method of attack was buy surprise.
follow these rules, survive and possibly come home with a few victories... ignore these rules... possibly come home with a fuel bullet holes or fall towards the ground in a flaming twisted wreckage...
but i mean the controls, and the way the game is set up, you may be more used to the controls, playing a game is not at all like real life.