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What is YOUR most common cause of aircraft loss?

=IRFC=kotori87 · 2021-01-11T02:57:50+0000

1. Look at Pomacle - lots of planes from Courcy ended up there. 2. Look down the fishing hole - maybe your plane fell in. 3. If everything fails, wait for the Reims map...

By =IRFC=kotori87
January 11, 2021 in General Discussion

https://forum.il2sturmovik.com/topic/68654-what-is-your-most-common-cause-of-aircraft-loss/

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What is YOUR most common cause for aircraft loss?
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1. What is YOUR most common cause for aircraft loss?
- Pilot Kill (f'ing snipers)
  
  18
- Wing Loss (I swear, it wasn't that many G's!)
  
  32
- Engine System Damage (Radiator/oil system/blown cylinder)
  
  13
- Controls Damaged/Jammed (There's no way a single bullet did all that)
  
  36
- Down in Flames! (Those who burn brightest)
  
  2
- Ground Fire (Flak/Archie/AAA)
  
  6
- Self-Inflicted During a Dive (over-sped engine, pulled out too quick, etc)
  
  18
- Unrecoverable Spin (cheers to the Dolphin/Camel/Dr1 pilots!)
  
  8
- Special Weapons (Balloon guns, Becker 20mm, over-wing guns, pistols, bombs, etc)
  
  0
- Ram (Close Encounters of the Third Kind)
  
  12
- Collision with Ground/Tree/Building (I guess this counts as a landing)
  
  9
- Successful Landing (wait, that's a thing?)
  
  7