Two days ago, I had a first training unit of 40 minutes with Gefreiter Martin Stamek.
I had a good first impression of his fighting skills. He already knew most of the basics. His aiming appeared to be good, and his movement was okay. I decided to give him some hints, how to turn his Wraith faster, when facing his opponent. I tried to explain him, that the key to success in a one versus one fight is, to outmaneuver the enemy. Especially when flying an agile vessel like the Wraith. I made him turn his ship quicker before passing the enemies vessel, in using the engine kill, so that he'll be able to be at the tail of his opponent as often as possible, shooting his back.
We tried it in practice, and he got it. He stopped to linger, which was a good sign. His strafing was also good. I advised him to use it more often when facing the other ship. Unfortunately, we didn't used mines (on his request), which made him moving a bit careless. However, I gave him the hint, to never hold his vessel. (Except for the "Anchor Turn".) Anyways, it'll be better if he never goes below ~150 mps. Even more, when his shields are down.
I also checked, when and how often he was using sliding, boxing and dodging maneuvers. I haven't noticed any fatal mistakes there. He knows what he's doing. That's important. I hope, that he'll remember it when it comes to serious combat situations.
I've heard, that he already had a training lesson with Natalia Wolfer before. That explains, that he already knew the basics.
That was all, to keep it short. If I'm having a second training lesson with him, I might teach him something, about how to use mines and avoid them. And since I prefer to fly a Bomber, I might have a training lesson with him in Bombers, to train a one versus one situation, as well as a Bomber versus Capital Vessel combat simulation.
My next training unit will be with Flieger Hanz Muller.
