Starting a Craze
“Somewhat fragile and few in numbers, the Sopwith Triplane still came as a nasty shock to the dominant Albatros pilots because it alone of the Allied fighters of the time could out-climb the Albatros while also out-manoeuvring it and matching it for speed. Despite the overall German superiority during the spring of 1917, the Sopwith Triplane caused the Germans to think that perhaps the triplane had some inherent superiority to the biplane.” (Herris and Pearson, p.156)
So began the triplane craze – confined almost entirely to the Germans and Austrians.
Having never played a scenario involving only Sopwith Triplanes and Albatros D.IIIs, we decided to pit them against one another in a dogfight.
One plane on each side was controlled by a human and the other one by the app. (As there is no app for the U deck of the Sopwith, that for the Fokker Dr.I was used. This may have disadvantaged the Sopwith because its broad side-slip would never be planned.)
AI Planes
Hautzmayer Albatros D.III
Dallas Sopwith Triplane
Humans
Windy Jack - Voss Albatros D.III
Baxter - Little Sopwith Triplane
Thanks to Windy for this intro and the scenario idea.
Stunning victory for the Central Powers. Well done Windy Jack.
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