head to head
vs
IL-2 SturmovikvsStar Wars: Squadrons
IL-2 Sturmovik leans Execution (Practiced Mastery); Star Wars: Squadrons leans Execution (Grand Arena).
IL-2 SturmovikStar Wars: Squadrons
Axis by axis
Execution7 vs 8
Star Wars: Squadrons leans harder on execution: Drifting, aim, and throttle tricks decide dogfights
Reads5 vs 6
Star Wars: Squadrons leans harder on reads: Human pilots in 5v5 bait, juke, and counter-adapt
Variance2 vs 2
Even - both lean on variance about the same.
Optimization6 vs 6
Even - both lean on optimization about the same.
Two games can score the same on an axis and still test it in very different ways - read each rationale, not just the number.