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Acceleration performance, 29-30, 32, 90, 95, 137, 139, 141-42, 144, 157, 170, 179, 181, 183-84, 187, 395, 401-2, 405-7 Active guidance of missiles, 35, 38-39, 293 Aerodynamic center, 398^400 Afterburner, 169, 176-77, 192-93, 301, 333 Agility of aircraft, 315, 412, 415 Airborne intercept control (AIC), 293, 298, 308, 314, 321, 330-31, 346 Air defense, 323-37, 341 Air superiority, 269, 316-17, 332, 336 Air-to-air doctrine, x, 196, 268, 275, 291- 92, 309-10, 341. See also names of individual doctrines Air-to-air missiles (AAMs). See Missiles, guided; Rockets Air-to-surface missiles (ASMs), 31, 34. See also Rockets All-aspect missiles. See Missiles, guided, all-aspect capability of Ammunition. See Guns, ammunition for; Tracer ammunition Angle of attack (AOA), 9, 50, 62, 95-97, 140, 187, 415, 416-17; defined, 415 Angle off the nose (AON), 107, 131 Angle off the tail (AOT): effects of, on gun attacks, 11, 18-19, 25-26, 28, 30, 148, 159; effects of, on missile attacks, 36, 113-14, 116-18, 122, 164-66, 171, 176, 218-19, 254; effects on, of various maneuvers, 63-67, 69-71, 73-74, 83- 84, 87, 93 Angles tactics. See Tactics, angles Angular advantage, 107, 131 Anti-aircraft artillery (AAA), 44, 53, 304-5, 309, 334 Arcing, 23, 63-64, 166, 171, 245, 250 Area defense, 323-37, 341 Index Armor, aircraft, 2-3, 26, 199, 210, 267- 68, 315, 375 Aspect angle, 8, 347-48 Attack formations. See Formations, attack Baiting, 148, 150, 245, 286, 357, 361 Barrel roll, 26-27, 30-31, 60-61, 69, 71, 89, 149 Barrel-roll attack, 69-74, 88, 132, 142, 156, 210, 220, 237. See also Lag displacement rolls Beam-rider guidance of missiles, 34—36, 39, 41, 56, 60 Belly-check, 256, 279-82, 297, 299, 306- 7, 313, 353 Blackout, 19, 26, 377 Bombers, xi, 2-3, 5, 16, 192, 199, 244, 267-70, 275, 278, 287, 301, 316-18, 321, 323-25, 329-39, 341, 344, 354-55, 369, 384 Bombs, 190, 192-94, 301, 318, 332 Boxing tactics, 231. See also Bracket attack; Pincer attack Bracket attack, 204-5, 213-14, 217-19, 229-32, 235, 241-47, 249, 252, 255-56, 258, 264, 281, 286-87, 312, 355, 359- 60, 363, 365, 367-70, 372-73. See also Pincer attack; Pincer intercepts Break-away intercepts, 370-72 Break turns, 25-26, 28, 31, 58-61, 132- 34, 154, 166, 171, 184, 205-6, 208, 210, 219, 221, 226-28, 253, 280, 306, 371, 380 Broadcast control, 322-23, 329, 331, 335 Bugout, 130, 176, 281, 283, 289, 301-3, 313, 321, 369. See also Disengagement Burner puffs, 169, 223 Camouflage, 55, 189, 239, 256, 318, 380- 83
422 INDEX Canard controls, 32, 398 Cannon, 3-6, 15, 24, 26, 44, 163, 210, 287. See also Guns Canopies, cockpit, 376, 378, 380, 382 Center of gravity (CG), 4, 33, 185, 187, 397-99, 410, 417 Chaff, 29, 57-59, 171, 353, 361, 371 Climb performance, 86, 101-2, 111, 139, 141-43, 148, 157, 177, 179, 181, 184- 85, 210, 239, 288-89, 330, 395, 401-5 Close air support, 316 Close control, 322-23, 329, 331, 360, 362 Clouds, effects of, 40, 50, 59, 164, 171, 224-25, 268, 283, 292, 294, 296-97, 304-5, 309, 364, 378, 382-83 Clutter, radar, 13, 42-43, 46, 48-51, 53, 57, 188-89, 192-93, 357, 371 Cold-side lag pursuit, 66-67 Combat air patrol (CAP), 325-31, 334- 38, 341^3 Combat spread. See Formations, combatspread Command, control, and communications (C 3 ), 319-27, 329-30, 336 Command guidance of missiles, 34—36, 39, 44, 56 Communications, 213, 221-23, 238, 246, 266-67, 286, 291-92, 295, 304, 311, 319, 321, 323, 327, 329-30, 369 Compressibility, 398-400, 402, 413 Contrails, 60, 169, 294, 304, 383 Corner speed, 32, 59, 68, 86-87, 96, 101- 2, 106, 109, 123, 131-32, 134, 137, 139, 143, 146, 150, 167, 304, 371, 389-93, 416 Countermeasures. See Electronic countermeasures; Infrared countermeasures Critical altitude, 402; defined, 396 Critical Mach, 400, 402, 405, 407; defined, 399 Cross-block intercepts, 372-73 Cross turn, 248-49, 256 Cruise missiles, 326 Data link, 34, 291, 323, 329 Decoys: electronic, 57-58; tactical, 273, 341 Defense. See Formations, defensive; Guns, defense against; Maneuvering, defensive; Missiles, guided, defense against Deflection, 11-12, 15, 17, 19, 23, 25, 30, 69, 134, 163, 211, 215, 277 Delay turns. See Tac turns Density: aircraft, 184, 407; atmospheric, effects of, 7, 45, 53, 141, 186, 388- 89, 392-93, 396, 400 Disengagement, xi, 19, 28-29, 64, 66, 85, 93, 97, 103-5, 107, 109, 112, 117, 121, 124-30, 132-36, 143, 154-55, 159-60, 162, 164-66, 168, 170, 172-80, 182-83, 204-5, 207, 212, 215, 220, 224-25, 228-33, 235, 240-41, 244-48, 251, 253, 256-58, 264, 267, 275, 277-78, 281- 83, 285, 289, 293-94, 296-303, 307-8, 313-14, 321, 342, 360, 369, 406 Dispersion, bullet, 3-4, 9, 15, 23-24 Dissimilar aircraft, 140-41; defined, 139; divisions of, 286-89, 319, 333; tactics for, 141—94. See also names of individual formations under Division formations Division formations, 236, 268-74; box, 272, 357; finger-four, 269-72, 310; line abreast, 270-71, 286, 310; section-andstinger, 273-74, 288; vee, 266; vie, 268-70, 273, 286, 310, 357; wall, 270- 71, 286, 310. See also Formations; Maneuvering, division Division intercepts 373—74 Doppler principle, 41 Double attack doctrine, 200-215, 217, 220-23, 228, 231, 234, 240-41, 243, 246-47, 255, 257-58, 264-65, 275-78, 285, 310 Drag, aerodynamic, 7, 29-30, 32, 53, 56, 87, 95-96, 98, 123, 137, 142, 186, 192, 332, 376, 394-402, 404-10 Drag intercepts, 361-64 Drag tactic, 207, 210, 220, 229, 244-47, 253, 257-58, 264, 274, 288-89, 309, 312, 361 Echelon. See Formations, echelon Electronic counter-countermeasures (ECCM), 57 Electronic countermeasures (ECM), 13, 29, 35, 56-58, 99, 325, 333. See also Chaff; Decoys; Jamming Electronic identification (EID), 320-21, 347 Electronic warfare (EW), 57, 293, 321 Endurance, combat, 98, 109, 111, 139, 168, 173-75, 186-87, 235, 251, 277, 288-89, 292, 294, 296, 327- 28, 330, 335, 338, 387 Energy: defined, 392, 394; kinetic, 5, 24, 394; potential, 100, 340, 394; specific 394-95, 401, 404, 406 Energy maneuverability, 82, 88, 92, 110, 139-41, 157, 159, 190, 282, 392-94, 396, 412; defined, 395 Energy state, 88, 151, 154, 178, 180, 203, 220, 226, 288, 290, 297, 394-95, 401-2, 404-5, 412; assessment of, 131, 135- 37, 146, 162; defined, 394 Energy tactics. See Tactics, energy Engines, xii, 55, 60, 238, 390, 414; jet, 3- 4, 32, 36, 40, 52-53, 55, 101, 137, 141, 164, 169, 185-86, 189, 270, 288, 296, 301, 327, 395-97, 401-2, 406, 410; piston/prop, 37, 101, 137, 141, 169, 288, 327, 395-97, 401-2, 406, 409-11; rotary, 410 Environmental considerations, 99, 224, 264, 274, 284, 293-94, 298, 320, 326-27, 339, 346, 350, 353, 355, 361, 364, 368, 382. See also Clouds; Sun
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Fighter Combat TACTICS AND MANEUVER
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Preface ix Acknowledgments xv Abbre
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CONTENTS Vll Single-Side Offset 353
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X PREFACE tactics varied greatly, a
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Acknowledgments Much of the credit
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Abbreviations AAA anti-aircraft art
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Fighter Combat TACTICS AND MANEUVER
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2 FIGHTER WEAPONS although fixed to
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