Trouble with A2A combat in SU27

[jack72]

I'm having a lot of trouble trying to shoot down aircraft.

 

I know how to work the radar of the SU27 and know about the missiles (SARH vs IR). However I never get any kills.

 

I have setup a practice mission with 4 SU27 vs 4 F16. I am flying about 3,000 m, with jammers on when I get contact. I authorize my other flight to engage and tell my wingman to cover me. I usually then try and climb about 3 or 4,000 m above the contact.

 

Scenerio 1

I usually then try and climb about 3 or 4,000 m above the contact.

If I am not jammed, I see the aircraft coming in head on. I try an manouver left or right keeping him on radar while I get within range of the target. Usually I am in a head on closuer rate and fire within the first barcket set. All times the enemy defeats the missile so, I try and get within the second set of brackets so that he has little chance of defeating the missile..I usually get hit at this point

 

Scenerio 2

I stay at his altitude, and am in a headon closure. Again I fire a missile when in range of the first bracket stage and I usually get hit first, or I may get the arcraft but then get hit myself right away.

 

So far most engagement I have always lost Blue (NATO) has more kills the Red (me - SU27)

 

What is the best tactics in these scenerios. I have also tried getting in range of an IR long range missile,,,but again get hit before I have a chance to deploy it.

[Kenan]

Lower the AI skill to say..Good. High and Excellent makes them evade missiles with ease. They pretty much act like Hyperlobby guys except, IMO, AI should simulate RL pilots behaviour and not act like they have indefinite number of respawns.

[jack72]

Thanks,,,I currently have the AI at random..as in any squadron there are excellent and rookies....but maybe average is more realistic for this sim.

[EvilBivol-1]

Without engaging in a prolonged discussion of east vs. went in which nobody ends up convicing anybody else of anything, I would say that it is not unreasonable to see that Blue gets more kills than Red. I believe this to be a realistic result. It does not mean that Red cannot come out victoious in the end, but that it might take significant sacrifice in losses to do so.