Air Combat Maneuvering
Flight Procedures
The first scenario provides an example of the voice comm that would occur as the section employs
the counterflow tactic during a rear-quarter no-switch engagement:
Tactical lead: “Crane, break left, bandit left 7.”
Engaged fighter: “Tally, Crane’s engaged.”
Free fighter: “Looks like Bandit’s staying with you. Sage’s free extending.”
Engaged fighter: “Crane engaged, two-circle, left, defensive.”
Free fighter: “Sage’s turning in. Talley, visual, Fox-2, bandit in-trail.”
Bandit: “Bandit knock it off.”
Engaged fighter: “Crane knock it off.”
Free fighter: “Sage knock it off. Heading 270.”
A second scenario in the no-switch
exercise, Figure 38, is where the bandit
attacks from the rear quarter with low
angles off, outside the section. The
tactical lead immediately calls for a
hard or break turn, whichever is more
appropriate, for the most threatened
member of section. The free fighter
Sage
Crane
must immediately turn to threaten the
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bandit and press for a quick- kill. As a
free fighter, you must take the pressure
off your wingman by intimidating the
Bandit
bandit with your nose. He will either
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have to switch or die. Meanwhile, the
engaged fighter fights the best possible
Figure 38: NO-SWITCH QUICK-KILL ENGAGEMENT
1 v 1 defense.
The following depicts the voice comm that would accompany a rear-quarter no-switch engagement:
Tactical lead: “Crane, break right, bandit at right 5.”
Engaged fighter: “Tally, Crane’s engaged.”
Free fighter: “Sage’s free, pulling for a shot. {Pause} Fox-2—bandit in trail.”
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