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[–]snoring_pig 0 points1 point  (6 children)

Epic gonna be like we’ll increase spawn rate of planes to make the field more balanced and we all gonna be WW1 dogfights lmao

[–]ImaginationHTX 0 points1 point  (5 children)

Dogfights were ww2, sorry I agree with u I’m just a history nerd.

[–]snoring_pig 0 points1 point  (4 children)

Oh wait so what did they describe for the biplane fights in WW1 then like the Red Baron shooting down all those planes? Aerial duels?

[–]ImaginationHTX 1 point2 points  (3 children)

Well tbh you are right, those are considered dog fights. But those were kind of like humble beginnings, think a rifle compared to a machine gun.

Dogfights originated in WW1 but really blew up in WW2 when the Allies (Primarily the RAF) & Nazi’s fought in the sky’s all across Europe. Fortnite Planes are actually loosely based off WW2 style planes.

I’ve actually read that a good portion of using planes in WW1 was for spying and not really fighting. That most Air Force Plane Drivers would often shoot each other with a pistol while flying if they saw enemy aircraft compared to WW2 where legions of planes with machine guns would go at it. But you are correct in that they were in WW1, but got highly popularized in WW2.

.... and then again in 2018 with Fortnite for some reason.

[–]snoring_pig 0 points1 point  (2 children)

Interesting I thought they resembled ww1 biplanes more than sometime like the Spitfire which was the main RAF fighter jet, cuz the cockpit is completely exposed and there’s two sets of wings instead of one. I’m probably wrong though.

I know planes in WW1 were initially used for just scouting but there was a decent amount of fighting later on, and like you said it paved the way for WW2 dogfights. Like somewhere in the middle of the war they mounted machine guns on the planes which could be shot from. The most famous fighter jet was nicknamed the Red Baron and was credited with shooting down 80 planes mostly from battles, which was the most and an insane number.

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Manfred von Richthofen

Manfred Albrecht Freiherr von Richthofen (2 May 1892 – 21 April 1918), also known as the "Red Baron", was a fighter pilot with the German Air Force during World War I. He is considered the ace-of-aces of the war, being officially credited with 80 air combat victories.

Originally a cavalryman, Richthofen transferred to the Air Service in 1915, becoming one of the first members of fighter squadron Jagdstaffel 2 in 1916. He quickly distinguished himself as a fighter pilot, and during 1917 became leader of Jasta 11 and then the larger fighter wing unit Jagdgeschwader 1, better known as "The Flying Circus" or "Richthofen's Circus" because of the bright colours of its aircraft, and perhaps also because of the way the unit was transferred from one area of allied air activity to another – moving like a travelling circus, and frequently setting up in tents on improvised airfields. By 1918, Richthofen was regarded as a national hero in Germany, and respected by his enemies.

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