It was quite an elite formation. The risk community of flying on quite unreliable machines caused that air combat was treated as a kind of no safe sport in that rules were in place games. Hence the attempts to revive Knightly Principles: Challenging ' duels, ceremonial defeating of defeated airmen, etc. One day in May 1918, at the Pergine airport funeral ceremonies of the Hungarian ace Józef Kiss were held, suddenly a large group arrived Italian and English planes causing panic among those present. However, after dropping something, the whole trip flew away without a shot. The item turned out wreath on which the shard was written - ”Our last salute to the day enemy. . "Knights of the Sky "as out You may have guessed Dear Reader, it is a simulator flight. However, this is not a typical simulator - after starting the game and selecting the appropriate options, you will sit at the controls of your plane, do not search helplessly necessary devices such as radar, HUD, etc. And when you finally meet the enemy, do not look for nice To your heart homing rockets. It's just you, the plane and the machine gun which jams frequently. As soon as any of these elements will fail, this flight may be the last. You are afraid of? Don't worry, that's it just a game. at one of the airports on the Western Front. The action of the game begins ends in the spring of 1916 and the winter of 1918 ends. You get your first plane and ... the rest is up to you. As As time passes, your skills keep improving but perfecting also your skills enemies, you get new medals, and when you complete your missions well - you advance. After shooting down the first five enemy machines, you are admitted to the group of aces.
The aces system spawned France, which at that time brought the most thoughts technical for the development of aviation. With a dozen or so parties (from the time the Battle of Verdun) offensive tactics of the French air force, cheering was needed, encouragement competition between pilots. was to lay down the rules action for competition to take place numerical dimension. Major de Rose, Air Force Commander ll Army, which has, inter alia, pilots from the famous "Storks" squadron, he began to keep records of shootings. Right to title "ace" received the pilot after getting five air victories. System took on in alied forces.. in Germany the ace title was not used, albeit a record of victories individual was also conducted. pilots still during the war, the press and other means of propaganda (e.g. postcards with portraits) created on national heroes Now let's move on to "Knights of the Sky. "The program is very much easy to use. Clear the menu allows you to access all game options. makes it easy to distinguish characteristic features enemy machines. Sound anyway that it is not sensational, it blends in perfectly with the whole. The engine breaks, "shoots", bullets whistle near the ears. Reality to also gives the fact that the series of 2 enemy rifles destroy the dashboard (you can see dark holes after the missiles. Damage to the rudders causes serious difficulties the already heavy control of the plane and hitting the engine makes its power decline, and z the engine itself are coming out puffs of smoke. After multiple If the engine is hit, the machine loses its steerability and falls like a stone hole. During the game you will be kept informed about the current situation front, about your achievements. From press fragments, in the case of make important deeds, you will learn about yourself "can we lose this War with such people ..."
From newspapers you also get information about other pilots, W. Every now and then, designers and mechanics will create you a new plane, which as a rule it is worth changing, because of for its better performance. You are honored with medals for your special achievements. In front of You are the path to fame ... I know, I know, you are already looking forward to the moment when you will be able to start the flight, but still in front of you, in a big one in short, an excerpt from the history of aviation. On the day of the outbreak of World War I the world plane did not have too too long history. Less than 11 years earlier, Flyer made the first jumps into the air the Wright brothers, only 5 years old earlier Louis Bleriot crossing the Channel La Mancze However, it was quickly used: reconnaissance and observation of artillery fire. Until now, this function was served by cavalry troops that however, they were not too big possibilities. However, the presence of uninvited visitors informing about location and movements troops had to be liquidated. The planes began to be armed. Taking off crews took weapons with them event of a possible meeting with an opponent. Initially, they were pistols, rifles, shotguns, hand grenades. Together with ways of technical improvement of the aircraft changed air combat. However, only at the beginning On the year 19, the ultimate concept of a fighter plane began to crystallize. This led to the fact that we are already dealing with a few months later fighter plane In its classic form, like that it lasted until the mid-1930s. On the Allied side they are Sopwith "Pup" and SPAD 7, and on the German side, Halberstadty and Albatrosy. Simultaneously with development the plane developed his armament. Initially these were Lewis machine guns, no having a synchronizer allowing shooting through a spinning propeller. Advised deal with this problem in this the way that the rifle was placed over the upper wings, the plane here, optionally used in planes with the so-called propeller with a pushing device (e.g. Airco DH 2). However, it was dealt with fairly quickly dealt with this problem and invented a synchronizer that prevented the rifle from firing in the moment when the propeller blade was in front of its barrel. Synchronizers were used for rifles such as the Allied Vickers (7.7 mm caliber), and the LMG O8 / i5 (popularly called Spandau - caliber 7.92 m) on German machines. We will now get acquainted with himself program. At the outset, maybe we want to watch a short “documentary” film, then from the main one menu, we choose one of the four options: - World War I - we conduct missions against Germany on the Western Front, from spring 19Ió to winter 1918; Training _ something for complete newbies; - Dog fl ght - fight with the selected Ace on any machine; - Exit game -But we go on a date. Then we choose the remote control - the hero of our air war and the difficulty level of the game. Level l we are indestructible and immortal, we treat the planes we come across as ducks for the player Level 2 our plane fails it will crash even after a dive flight, but the opponents start pretend they shoot. Level 3 at this level we can already be killed and the enemies are starting to shoot accurately. Level 4 advancement as our enemies grow, it is easier for us to perish than ever. Level 5 opponents include real killing machines. After selecting a few more start the mission.
We have a whole range of tasks to be performed: - patrol over a specific area, - cover for bomber planes, - protection of reconnaissance aircraft, - destroying observation airships (red ones belong to enemy), - destruction of airfields and warehouses ammunition, etc. One word is also worth mentioning in the slang of the Allied airmen, that mysterious word is Hunland. That was what it was called then Germany. They were associated with ancient barbarians, that is, the Huns, and the Germans planes are called Huns. So we chose a mission, we sit down comfortably in the armchair, we look at the dashboard. Only now do we see how poor the instruments were at the disposal of the then pilot. Something miserable compass, speedometer, altimeter, tachometer, fuel level, number of bullets and ... that's all. we also have a map where we can check our current position. Now we grasp it with trembling hands stick to your stick ... control and ... Thread. After all, we have not launched engine. Well, we get up from the chair, we go to the front of our ... the computer, grab the propeller's shovel ("o" key) and start the engine. we change the direction of flight, but we reduce the thrust of our engines to about 70% of their power. When the enemy gets close we stop looking at each other, add strength and look straight ahead. The enemy flies over us and we see him exactly in crosshair in front of you. We press the trigger of the rifle, correct the flight a bit and it's all over. We can watch the (Replay) action again. We do the same with the next ones. the engine is burning a bit, our controls and lines are confused. We load on the first of shore of the airport, "our" are located on the left side of the map where repairs the plane, refueling and heals our wounds. Loading it is not difficult art and you will surely give it a go I can do it. With time, you need to change the tactic of the fight, we decide to wheel fight. It is about that we try to fly in a circle get into a convenient shooting position. We just have to remember about that our opponent does exactly the same. In this way of fighting a lot depends the maneuverability of our machine. It's always good to have an edge How can you recognize it? It's simple at first, no he must be lost sight of. But with momentarily encounters an opponent things get a bit more complicated. IN the chaos of the fight we can do well serve the enemy. Not here unequivocal way. You can fly as close as possible and look at the plane what to do which we have doubts. However, we are wasting a lot of valuable time, which may take revenge on us. A much better solution is to use the Zoom option (key "z") at the moment when the plane there is still a point in the sky to be recognized. Don't forget to shrink the image too right after that with the key I will describe the option briefly Dog flght. It is a challenge for the best. You have a chance face the greatest Aces of German aviation, such as Manfred von Richtho fen (the famous Red Baron, so-called not because of the fact that he was a staunch communist, but with because of its red Fokker), Rudolf Berthold, Max lmmelmann and many others. The fight will be difficult and often unsuccessful for you. Before the fight, you will receive information on where you can meet your opponent and how recognize it (by the color of the plane). Choose a plane, better with the best performance, with two machine guns.
