‘Angles’ and ‘Energy’ tactics
We’re flying interlocking circles but on differing planes. Descending, we pass one another once, twice, three times at ridiculous angles, with neither of us in a position to fire. I feel like I’m gaining but not very much and I’m excited and impatient and getting terribly frustrated that I can’t get a shot. I’ve worked the angle down to where our paths are crossing at 40-to-60 degrees. What you want, ideally, is zero-to-10, with the enemy either moving almost directly away or coming almost straight at you. At anything over 30 degrees, it’s almost pointless to shoot with a fixed sight.”
Col ‘Bud’ Anderson
