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World War I was the first major conflict involving the large-scale use of aircraft. Tethered observation balloons had already been employed in several wars, and would be used extensively for artillery spotting.Germany employed Zeppelins for reconnaissance over the North Sea and Baltic and also for strategic bombing raids over Britain and the Eastern Front.

Aeroplanes were just coming into military use at the outset of the war. Initially, they were used mostly for reconnaissance. Pilots and engineers learned from experience, leading to the development of many specialized types, including fighters, bombers, and ground-attack aeroplanes.

Ace fighter pilots were portrayed as modern knights, and many became popular heroes. The war also saw the appointment of high-ranking officers to direct the belligerent nations’ air war effort.

While the impact of aircraft on the course of war was mainly tactical rather than strategic, most important being direct cooperation with ground forces (especially ranging and correcting artillery fire) the first steps in the strategic roles of aircraft in future wars was also foreshadowed.

 

 

The Red Baron

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

The Red Baron took part in several notable battles throughout the war, including the Battle of Verdun and the Battle of Arras (which was nicknamed ‘Bloody April’, thanks to the Red Baron’s own victories against British air forces).

It’ll be interesting to see how Battlefield 1 incorporates air combat into its gameplay. Because the power of human flight was still a relatively recent technological discovery, most air operations were tactical in nature, using the pilots’ bird’s-eye view of the battlefield to relay information to superior officers, mostly for artillery bombardments. While dogfights did erupt in the midst of larger ground-based conflicts, they were mostly as a result of trying to maintain control over aerial surveillance, rather than to directly attack infantry or artillery. Considering DICE is planning to fudge the history a bit in the name of entertainment where necessary, it’s likely that air combat will be one of the areas that is likely to get some significant tweaks.

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