Defensive maneuvers

ACM 1 v 1 Defensive Maneuvering

T-45C TS, ADV & IUT ACMFP-03

PROGRESS CHECK

Question 1 — 6.7.3.3.1

How can the fighter reduce the bandit’s offensive angular

advantage?

ANSWER: Increase angle off tail (AOT)

Question 2 — 6.7.3.3.1

How can the fighter use the 3-D environment to his

advantage?

ANSWER:

1. Force the bandit to overshoot.

2. Strategically place your lift vector.

3. Defeat the immediate firing solution.

II.

Defensive maneuvers

Sg 2, fr 2

Lesson Organization

NOTE: In this lesson, defensive maneuvers are viewed from

the defender’s perspective. Therefore, the defender is the

ACM 1 v 1 DEFENSIVE

Maneuvering

“fighter” and the attacker is the “bandit.” The associated

* Defensive concepts/

diagrams are labelled “defender” and “attacker” according to

tactics

aircraft position in the fight, not according to role.

* Defensive

maneuvers

* Last ditch maneuvers

A. Snap guns defense exercise 6.7.3.3.9

Purpose: practice defending against high angle-off

guns attack while maintaining sufficient energy to

counter next attack

Application

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