amollen Posted November 16, 2013 Posted November 16, 2013 So I was in a slow turn, copying down the 9-line about 5 miles in front of the IP, concentrating on where the target would be, jotting down his UTM coordinates... BANG!!! Screen goes dark, comes back on after a second, I'm on fire, in a dive, engines spooling down... Right as I eject I see my wingman also in flames.... What's this, I say to myself, we both got hit by an undetected MANPAD at the same time?? No such luck. The post-mission briefing confirmed it. The @$#%@ had simply run into me!! LESSON LEARNED: I had been traveling in Finger 4 formation, where your wingman comes in closer than the default. It's NOT the formation to be in when you start maneuvering! Obviously... :huh::cry: 1
WildBillKelsoe Posted November 16, 2013 Posted November 16, 2013 hahahahahaaaa!!!!! AWAITING ED NEW DAMAGE MODEL IMPLEMENTATION FOR WW2 BIRDS Fat T is above, thin T is below. Long T is faster, Short T is slower. Open triangle is AWACS, closed triangle is your own sensors. Double dash is friendly, Single dash is enemy. Circle is friendly. Strobe is jammer. Strobe to dash is under 35 km. HDD is 7 times range key. Radar to 160 km, IRST to 10 km. Stay low, but never slow.
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