Figure 10-17 Displacement Rolls

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defender's turn. The roll rate and amount of vertical displacement used will depend on how

much nose-to-tail separation is desired. (Figure 10-17)

Figure 10-17 Displacement Rolls

Lead/Lag/Pure Pursuit

The basic pursuit curves (detailed in chapter 9) will be utilized to acquire a tracking guns shot on

the bogey during the "offensive maneuvering exercise." The fighter's position and energy state

will determine the type and amount of pursuit required. An uncooperative bogey will require

constant adjustment of all available offensive maneuvering tactics.

Guns Defense "Guns-D"

Guns-D is a "last ditch" maneuver designed to defeat an imminent gun's shot. We generally can

say it is possible to defeat any steady state gun tracking solution. The attacker may still get you

with a lucky shot, but if he saddles up and tracks you, either you gave up, did not see him, or

were ballistic. The time to start thinking guns D is as soon as the bandit approaches the guns

envelope and can pull lead.

Guns defense should be considered as a series of maneuvers designed to:

Get out of the bullet stream.

2. Create lead and plane-of-motion errors in the attacker's tracking, not allowing their sight to

present a stable solution.

Force the greatest possible degree of flight path overshoot.

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