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DIVISION AIR TO GROUND TACTICS AND PROCEDURES

the abeam for the appropriate WEPS pattern (Figure 8-4). The comm for this break-up is as

follows.

LEAD:

"Turbo1's breaking."

DASH-2:

"Turbo 2's breaking."

DASH-3:

"Turbo 3's breaking."

DASH-4:

"Turbo 4's breaking."

Other flight members break at five-second intervals (a seven-second break interval will be used

for a three plane division). This interval will allow equal spacing of the formation in the

weapons pattern. At the abeam position, each OUI will call "abeam" on the UHF. In a four-

plane formation, dash-4 will make this call after the lead has completed their first roll in and

called "1's off safe".

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805. FLYING THE PATTERN

The Attack Cone

The concept of the attack cone (Figure 8-5) is taught to emphasize the idea that, although you

will be using a fixed run-in line, an effective run-in can actually be made from any direction. For

a given target and dive angle, the pattern of all possible flight paths forms a cone above the

target. In combat, you would maneuver so as to intercept this cone from the most advantageous

direction for your run-in.

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