Heini,

You're a man after my own heart!

I've been "pushing" for the inclusion of a German Battle Planes component on Third Wire's "WWI" forum for some time now, as the Schlastas were the true offensive fighter arm of the Luftstreitkrafte. If anyone wants to do IL-2 or Strike Fighters WWI, it's the Battle Flights that performed the valuable offensive and defensive ops directly above the trenches:

http://www.brushfirewars.org/weapons/aircraft_armament/wwi_german/ww1_german_aircraft_armament_1.htm

Ground attack tactics and infantry coordination was pioneered by the Germans in WWI, and was to be an even more essential factor in future war planning (of all the warring nations), had the war continued into 1919:

http://worldatwar.net/chandelle/v2/v2n1/1919.html

A WWI sim that enables the highly interactive role of a 1st-person shooter (as a Hannover's CL.IIIa rear gunner engaging ground and aerial targets with MG and grenades would be), could open up a whole new avenue for high-fidelity flight simming.........ground attack/defense "Above The Trenches".



Artwork by Stan Stokes.