Air Combat Maneuvering
Flight Procedures
Multi-Switch Scenario
In defending himself, an experienced bandit will attempt to gain an advantage or to negate your advan-
tage by switching from one fighter to the other anytime he sees the opportunity or is in a position where
he has no other choice. The engagement, diagrammed in Figures 40 and 41, begins the same way as a
no-switch or single-switch engagement. The ensuing engagement may be a one- or two-circle fight, but
the bandit will continually force role changes. A multi-switch engagement calls for a greater amount of
situational awareness (SA) and aggressiveness on the part of the fighters in order to defeat this tactic.
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Figure 40: MULTI-SWITCH REAR QUARTER ATTACK (1 OF 2)
As shown in Figures 40 and 41, when this scenario is set up, the bandit will attack from the rear quarter,
outside the section. After one fighter is engaged, the bandit will press the engaged fighter until he spots
the free fighter pulling for a shot. At that point, he pitches off and into the free fighter just as he would in
the single-switch scenario. Roles immediately switch. Just as in the single-switch situation, the new
engaged fighter must tie up the bandit as the new free fighter extends for a shot, regardless of whether it
is a one- or two-circle fight. At a point where he thinks it tactically advantageous, the bandit will switch to
the new free fighter, as shown in Figure 41, Part 2. Again the roles switch. The new engaged fighter
must tie up the bandit as the new free fighter extends for a shot. The new engagement will be either a
two-circle or a one-circle fight.
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