INDEX 423 Escort. See Strike escort Extension, 23, 28, 31, 64, 71-72, 85-86, 93, 95, 97, 103, 107, 117, 121, 124- 26, 128, 133-34, 158-60, 162-63, 167- 73, 179-80, 184, 193-94, 200, 209-10, 218-19, 228, 235, 251, 278, 283-84, 297, 301, 307 Extension/pitch-back tactics, 157-60, 162-63, 168, 171, 173, 177, 179, 181, 184, 200, 235 Feint, 129, 229, 333, 338, 341 <strong>Fighter</strong>-bombers. See Bombers <strong>Fighter</strong> escort. See Strike escort <strong>Fighter</strong> missions. See names of individual missions <strong>Fighter</strong> performance. See Performance, fighter <strong>Fighter</strong> sweep, 288, 317-23, 325, 327-28, 335-38, 340-42, 344, 346 Fighting wing doctrine, 196-200, 202-3, 205, 212-13, 222-23, 229, 237, 240-41, 246, 255, 264, 275-76, 278, 285 Finger-four formation, 269-72, 310 Flaps, 95, 137, 140, 153, 163, 409 Flares, 57-59, 171, 223, 253, 267, 308 Flat scissors. See Scissors, flat Flight-path separation, 77-84, 86-87, 91- 92, 101-2, 106-7, 111, 123-24, 129, 143, 145-47, 151, 156-57, 160, 170, 172, 176, 181, 191, 193, 204, 221, 231- 32, 243-45, 251, 256, 260, 284, 298-99, 301, 307, 338, 340, 347-48, 357, 361, 365-66, 368; defined, 76 Fluid four doctrine, 275-79, 284-85, 287 Formations, 196-97, 236, 266-67, 275, 292, 301, 311, 318, 320-21, 324-25, 332-34, 336-38, 341, 344, 353-54, 366, 368, 370, 372; attack, xi, 203, 241-42, 272-74, 286-88, 312-13, 354, 357-59, 361, 363, 365, 367-70, 372-73, 384; combat-spread, 197, 201-2, 206, 209, 211, 214, 225, 227, 241-42, 244, 248, 252-53, 272, 281, 310-13, 354-55, 357-58, 364, 366-69, 372-73; defensive, 198-204, 206, 225, 229, 241, 245, 248, 253-54, 256, 268-74, 276, 278, 286, 288, 310-13, 338-41, 354-55, 357-58, 363, 365-69, 371, 373, 375, 384; division, 236, 266, 268-74, 286, 288, 310, 357; echelon, 197, 200, 202, 224, 241-44, 269, 272, 313, 361, 363; line-abreast, 197, 199-201, 206, 211, 213, 225, 241-42, 248, 250-51, 256-57, 270-71, 273, 276, 286-87, 310; lineastern, 197, 200; section, 195-204, 206, 209, 211, 213, 224-25, 227, 229, 236, 241-45, 248, 250-54, 256-57; trail, 197, 224, 241-42, 244, 268-69, 272-73, 313, 354-58, 360-66, 368-69, 372-73, 384 Forward-quarter intercepts, 348-50, 352- 55, 359-60, 362-63, 367-70, 383 F-pole, 51 G, physiological effects of, 19, 26, 66, 168, 306, 376-77. See also Load factor Gaggle doctrine, 278-85, 313-14, 320 Glint, 55-56 Grayout, 376-77 Ground-alert interceptor (GAI), 324-26, 329-34, 336-38, 342, 346 Ground-controlled intercept (GCI), 177, 293, 296, 298, 304, 308, 314, 319-23, 331, 346-47, 349-50, 355, 360-61, 363, 370-71. See also Intercepts, radar G suit, 377 Guided missiles. See Missiles, guided Gunnery, principles of, 7—10, 22—23. See also Guns, employment of Guns, xii, 1-31, 52, 66-67, 70, 72-73, 75, 82, 84-85, 97, 113, 127, 164, 172-75, 178, 191, 193, 201, 210, 239, 294, 333, 341; ammunition for, 2-7, 9, 14, 22- 24, 112, 208; defense against, 19-21, 23-31, 52, 59, 65, 96, 110-11, 125, 128, 132-34, 149, 151-52, 154, 180, 184, 189, 206, 300, 306, 309, 415; density of fire of, 4, 24; dispersion of bullets from, 3-4, 9, 15, 23-24; effectiveness of, 3, 7; fixed, 1-2, 17, 190; flexible, 1- 2, 190; harmonization of, 4; lethality of, 5-7, 15-16, 20, 24, 29; muzzle velocity of, 5-7, 9, 23; rate of fire of, 2—7, 9, 23; synchronization of, 2—3, 5; weight of fire of, 5—6. See also Cannon; <strong>Tactics</strong>, guns; Tracer ammunition Guns, employment of, 15-25, 49, 63, 74; low-altitude, 13; in snapshots, 16, 20- 28, 67, 74-75, 81, 84, 92, 96, 99, 103-5, 107, 109, 111-13, 115, 117, 127-29, 132, 134, 136, 143-44, 146, 150-51, 167, 172, 181, 184, 215, 301, 313, 333; in tracking shots, 14, 16-22, 24-26, 28, 31, 93, 95-96, 99, 143, 150, 176, 415- 16. See also <strong>Tactics</strong>, guns Gunsights, xiii, 7, 9-15, 17, 21, 23-24, 28-29, 31, 49, 190, 274, 310, 376, 378; cameras in, 23; fixed, 10-12, 16-17, 21-22, 25, 192; lead-computing (LCOS), 12-14, 16, 18-19, 22, 25, 191; reflector, 11-12, 19, 29, 225; ring-<strong>and</strong>-bead, 10-12; settling time of, 12-13, 16, 18, 22, 239. See also Gunnery, principles of Gyroscopic precession, effects of, on turn performance, 410 Hammerhead turns, 153, 185 Harmonization, guns, 4 Head-up display (HUD), 376 Heat-seeking missiles. See Missiles, guided, heat-seeking capability of Helicopters, xi, 37, 185, 188-94 High-altitude operations, 51, 53-55, 61, 169, 287-89, 296, 304-5, 319-20, 364 High-side attack, 70, 72, 111, 149-50, 159-60, 218
424 High yo-yo. See Yo-yo, high H-M diagrams, 151, 400-406, 408 Homing guidance of missiles, 34-39, 46, 56, 58 Hook intercepts, 364-67, 371-72 Hot-side lag pursuit, 67, 72-73, 168 Immelmann maneuver, 154, 251, 352 Immelmann turns, 154 Inertial navigation system (INS), 34, 329 Infrared countermeasures (IRCM), 57, 189, 193, 333 Infrared guidance. See Missiles, guidance of; Missiles, guided, heat-seeking capability of Infrared missiles. See Missiles, guidance of; Missiles, guided, heat-seeking capability of Infrared sensors, 291, 293. See also Missiles, guided, heat-seeking capability of Infrared signatures, 35, 39-40, 50, 55, 58, 192-93 In-place turns, 248-49, 256 Instantaneous turns, 59, 102, 107, 123, 129, 131, 139-40, 142-43, 150, 166, 178-79, 181-82, 186-87, 387, 388-93, 410, 416; defined, 388 Integrated air-defense system (IADS), 325, 334-35 Interceptors. See Ground-alert interceptor Intercepts, radar, 298-301, 303, 322-23, 329, 331, 346-75, 382-85; break-away, 370-72; cross-block, 372-73; division, 373-74; drag, 361-64; forward-quarter (FQ), 348-50, 352-55, 359-60, 362- 63, 367-70, 383; hook, 364-67, 371- 72; lead-around, 362-64, 374; option, 367-70, 375; pincer, 359-61, 368, 372- 75; single-side offset, 353-55, 358, 367, 373; stern-conversion, 298-300, 350- 56, 358-60, 362-63, 367-70, 383-84; sweep, 358-59, 367-70; trail, 355-58, 364-65, 374 Jamming, 34, 56, 188, 213, 222, 246, 291, 295, 311, 323, 329, 347, 361, 383-84 Jinking, 28-31, 110-11, 125, 151-52, 156, 184, 190, 253, 267, 350, 352, 370 Ketten, 270 Lag displacement rolls, 67—71, 87—88, 167. See also Barrel-roll attack Lag pursuit. See Pursuit, lag Lag pursuit rolls. See Lag displacement rolls Lateral separation. See Flight-path separation Launch-<strong>and</strong>-leave capability, 38, 51, 293 Lead-around intercepts, 362-64, 374 Lead pursuit. See Pursuit, lead Lead-pursuit rolls, 88, 91-93, 118, 156 Lead turns, 74-78, 80-85, 101-2, 104, 106, 108, 118, 138, 142-43, 145^7, INDEX 151, 156-57, 160, 165, 175, 181, 191, 204, 217, 243, 261, 307, 366; blind, 21, 63, 75, 77, 104 Lift, 32, 71, 86-87, 89-93, 95-97, 102, 111, 118, 124, 133-34, 137-40, 148-49, 153, 155-56, 160, 169, 389-93, 397-99, 405-6, 410-13, 415-17; defined, 388 Lift-to-drag ratio (L/D), 140-41, 409-10 Line abreast. See Formations, line-abreast Line astern. See Formations, line-astern Load factor, 20, 30, 32, 49, 66, 71, 86, 88, 92-93, 96, 108-10, 139, 155, 157, 159, 169, 186, 193, 377, 388-91, 394, 397- 98, 400-405, 407-9, 411-13, 415-16. See also G, physiological effects of Look-down—shoot-down capability, 43, 294, 304 Lookout. See Visual scan Loose deuce doctrine, 211-23, 228, 231, 234, 240-41, 246-47, 255, 257-65, 275-79, 281, 283-85, 287, 310, 313-14, 320 Low-altitude operations, 13, 27, 46, 50- 51, 53-54, 163-64, 188-94, 202, 222, 288-89, 295-96, 301, 304-5, 309, 318- 20, 324, 327, 331-32, 336, 338, 361, 365, 381, 383 Low yo-yo. See Yo-yo, low Lufbery circle, 109, 177, 327 Mach, critical, 400, 402, 405, 407; defined, 399 Magnus effect, 22 Maneuverability, 16, 18, 27, 66-67, 73, 76-82, 85, 90, 100, 122, 139-40, 156, 158-59, 164, 167, 171, 173, 175, 183, 185, 207, 214-15, 220-21, 233, 241, 247-48, 251, 258, 262, 265-68, 272, 275, 284, 286-88, 295, 331, 333, 335, 338, 341, 355, 410, 412; denned, 387. See also Energy maneuverability; Missiles, guided, maneuverability of; Turns <strong>Maneuvering</strong>, xi—xiii, 1-3, 8—9, 11, 13- 14, 18, 46-48, 49-50, 55, 62-289, 295- 314, 331-34, 362, 368, 387; basic, 62- 97; defensive, 9, 19, 23-31, 58-61, 64- 67, 70-72, 74-76, 85-86, 89, 91, 93-97, 103, 109-10, 122, 124-25, 127, 130-39, 143, 148, 150, 153, 156, 164-65, 171, 178, 184, 187-91, 200, 204-11, 213-16, 219, 221, 226, 228-35, 241, 243, 247, 257, 262-65, 267, 276-86, 288-89, 295, 297, 300-309, 311, 313, 317, 319-20, 328, 331, 335, 340, 357, 366, 368, 388; division, 236, 266-89, 309-11, 314, 319, 333; few-versus-many, 213, 309- 14, 320; many-versus-many, 314, 320; offensive, 17, 62-130, 139-94, 198- 200, 203-5, 208, 212-21, 223-30, 235, 239-65, 267, 275-89, 295-302, 308, 310, 312-13, 317, 319-21, 331-34, 340, 388; one-versus-many, 291-311, 314; one-versus-one, 62-195, 198-200, 207,
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