Air Combat Maneuvering
Flight Procedures
The following depicts the voice comm that would
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accompany a rear-quarter no-switch engagement:
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Tactical lead: “Crane, break right, bogey
at right 5.”
Engaged fighter: “Tally, Crane’s
engaged.”
Free fighter: “Sage’s free, pulling for a
shot. {Pause} Fox-2—bogey
in trail.”
Single-Switch Scenario
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2
During a 2 v 1 engagement the bogey may engage
one fighter, then disengage from that fighter to
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engage the other any time he feels it may be
Decoy
Nerf
tactically advantageous. Both fighters must remain
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Start
aware that this could happen at any time. If he does
switch once, the bogey, in effect, forces a single role
change between engaged and free fighters.
Bogey
Start
When this scenario is set up, as in Figure 33, the
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bogey will attack from the rear quarter, outside the
section, and engage the near fighter. The section
will maneuver into the bogey. As the engagement
develops, the bogey spots the free fighter pulling for
a shot and, in his own defense, pitches off and into
Figure 33: SINGLE-SWITCH ENGAGEMENT
the free fighter. At this point, the roles will switch. If
you were the free fighter, you are now the engaged fighter, and vice versa. The new engaged fighter must
tie up the bogey as the new free fighter extends for the shot.
After the switch, the engaged fighter will call the direction of the extension and the fight and maneuver to
gain an offensive advantage. He will attempt to force the bogey in a direction away from the free fighter.
The free fighter will then extend as directed by the engaged fighter. He must keep the bogey in sight
following the switch and begin a nose-low, energy-gaining turn to achieve proper separation and cornering
speed. The free fighter must also gain enough energy to allow him to reengage the bogey, if necessary, at
a high energy state. Once the free fighter attains proper separation, he will call tally visual, or, if he is
unable to distinguish between aircraft, he will call the number in sight. The engaged fighter need not
respond unless the free fighter cannot distinguish between aircraft. If the free fighter does not have a tally
visual, the engaged fighter must assist him by calling direction, altitude, location, and, if need be, the next
crossing. Should the free fighter be totally blind, the engaged fighter may even have to locate and redirect
him into the fight. Once the free fighter has reestablished situational awareness, he will maneuver as
necessary to kill the bogey.
Following is an example of the voice comm that would accompany the single-switch scenario.
Free fighter: “Nerf, break right, bogey right 5.”
Engaged fighter: “Tally, Nerf’s engaged.”
Free fighter: “Decoy’s free pulling for shot.” (After seeing the bogey switch)—”Switch, switch,
the bogey’s coming to me, right-to-right.” (Bogey acknowledges)—”Decoy will
engage north.”
New free fighter: “Nerf’s free extending south—Tally visual.”
Free fighter: “Fox-2, bogey high right.”
The next example of voice comm would occur if the free fighter has only one aircraft in sight following
the extension.
Free fighter: “Out of the turn, one in sight.”
Engaged fighter: “Bogey’s on right in left turn, standby for cross—cross, bogey’s high on left.”
The engaged fighter must pass close with the bogey to ensure visual sighting by the free fighter.
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