cobrabase Posted July 6, 2008 Posted July 6, 2008 Okay... situation: 2 F-16s in the distance. Two Flankers in my group. I have both Semi and active radar missiles. All have jammers. As I approach is there any way to tell which bandit is the one leading and which one is in tail? [sIGPIC][/sIGPIC]
Brit_Radar_Dude Posted July 7, 2008 Posted July 7, 2008 Short answer - No. I would say the answer is to get the bandits to split up. Way before anyone is in firing range, I tell my wingnut to pincer right and I'll drift left so we seperate out. The bandit pair will split up, one going after me, one after my wingman. I usually turn back in, lock up one of them and tell my wingie to engage. Depending on the situation, I'll go after the other one, but if you get it right you can get a temporary 2v1 in your favour as the trail bandit is out of range to support his buddy. [sIGPIC][/sIGPIC] Sorry Death, you lose! It was Professor Plum....
cobrabase Posted July 7, 2008 Author Posted July 7, 2008 Short answer - No. I would say the answer is to get the bandits to split up. Way before anyone is in firing range, I tell my wingnut to pincer right and I'll drift left so we seperate out. The bandit pair will split up, one going after me, one after my wingman. I usually turn back in, lock up one of them and tell my wingie to engage. Depending on the situation, I'll go after the other one, but if you get it right you can get a temporary 2v1 in your favour as the trail bandit is out of range to support his buddy. Great! I'm doing it right then!:thumbup: [sIGPIC][/sIGPIC]
Ironhand Posted July 7, 2008 Posted July 7, 2008 The short answer: yes. :) It's usually true, anyway. Once the AI commits to attacking, they usually separate. (This happens at longish range.) By watching the radar returns on your HUD, you can tell which is dropping back and/or changing altitude. I usually assign the lead aircraft to my wingnut and take the #2 aircraft for myself. The lead aircraft is usually locked onto me and this leaves my wingnut free to attack him. Once I hear my attacker's radar lock on me break, I follow through on my attack of the #2 aircraft. Rich YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCU1...CR6IZ7crfdZxDg _____ Win 11 Pro x64, Asrock Z790 Steel Legend MoBo, Intel i7-13700K, MSI RKT 4070 Super 12GB, Corsair Dominator DDR5 RAM 32GB.
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