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INDEX 427 Sustained turns, 88-90, 92-93, 100, 106, 109-10, 112, 135-37, 139-43, 151-52, 155-56, 158, 160, 162, 178-81, 186-87, 206, 209, 282, 300, 307, 403, 407-11; defined, 388 Sweep intercepts, 358-59, 367-70 Sweep, fighter, 288, 317-23, 325, 327-28, 335-38, 340-42, 344, 346 Tactical turns. See Tac turns Tactics, ix-xii, 1, 62, 91, 98, 110, 130, 183, 238-40, 264-67, 274, 288, 290-92, 323, 333, 335, 341, 344, 353, 387; angles, 99-107, 111-13, 115-17, 121- 30, 132, 135-36, 138, 141-50, 164-67, 171-73, 175, 178-83, 187-88, 190-91, 200, 213, 247; energy, 99, 104-14, 117- 21, 125-31, 135-36, 138, 142, 149-64, 167-85, 187-88, 199, 213, 234, guns, 31, 99-113, 117-18, 122, 127-30, 142- 64, 167, 172-77, 184-85, 191-92, 202, 206-7, 209, 211, 215-19, 228-29, 231- 33, 235, 251-52, 268, 274-77, 282, 296-97, 301, 304, 306, 308-9, 312-13, 333, 339, 341, 351, 355, 365. See also Formations; Guns, employment of; Intercepts, radar; Maneuvering Tactics, missile, 117-30, 183, 202, 207-9, 213, 218-19, 227-29, 233-35, 263, 276, 284, 296, 301, 304, 306, 309, 312, 340; all-aspect, 121-30, 136-37, 171-74, 178, 180, 184, 187, 190-93, 206, 209, 211, 219, 231, 233, 248, 251-52, 256, 262-65, 277-78, 286, 294, 297, 301, 312-13, 327, 338-39, 350, 352, 355-57, 360-62, 364-66, 368-69, 384; rearquarter, 113-21, 127-29, 164-74, 176- 78, 184, 191, 193, 211, 216, 218-19, 251-57, 259-63, 277, 279-83, 286, 300, 303-4, 306-7, 339, 351, 355, 365, 368- 69, 373. See also Missiles, guided, employment of Tac turns, 249-51, 253, 256-57, 270-72, 311, 368 Target-aspect angle (TAA), 8, 347-48 Task loading, 57, 236-40, 258, 262, 264- 65, 283, 292, 310 Thatch weave, 211-12 Thrust, 32, 53, 137, 141, 186-87, 394-97, 400-402, 404-5, 407-8, 411; reverse, 29, 95, 187; vectored, 30, 32-33, 185- 86. See also VIFF Thrust-to-weight ratio (T/W), 32, 140-45, 147-51, 153, 155, 157-59, 162, 164-65, 167, 172-76, 178-79, 181-83, 185-86, 190, 200, 208-9, 235, 265, 409 Torque, effects of, on turn performance, 410-11 Tracer ammunition, 9-10, 17, 21, 28-29, 282, 303, 308 Track-crossing angle (TCA), 75 Trail. See Formations, trail Trail intercepts, 355-58, 364-65, 374 Training, fighter pilot, xii, 21, 23, 49, 61, 65, 74, 84, 93, 97, 111-12, 127, 139, 164, 187, 198-99, 213, 222-23, 230, 236-40, 246-47, 258, 264-65, 267, 291, 314, 360, 367, 369, 372-374, 377 Trajectories. See Pursuit, curves and trajectories in; Missiles, guided, trajectories of Trajectories, bullet, 9-10, 13 Trajectory jump, 9, 21-22 Turn radius, xiii, 18, 64, 66-67, 71, 75- 84, 86-88, 100-103, 106-8, 111, 121- 22, 124-25, 127, 129, 132-35, 137-42, 144, 146, 150-51, 154, 157, 160, 176, 180, 191, 196, 200-202, 207, 211, 232, 249, 250, 256, 270, 299, 310, 339-40, 347, 350, 352, 364, 381, 388, 390-93, 403, 408-9, 412 Turn rate, xii, 17-19, 24, 48-49, 59, 64, 66, 73, 76, 78-83, 86, 88-89, 96, 100, 108, 113-14, 123, 132, 139-43, 157, 162, 167, 179, 181, 204, 294, 301, 306, 352, 388, 390-93, 403, 408-10, 412, 416 Turns: break, 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; effects of gravity on, 27, 59, 67, 69-70, 73-74, 77, 82, 86-89, 91-93, 95, 101-2, 115-16, 124, 132-33, 146, 149- 50, 156, 160, 409, 411-12; effects of P-factor on, 411; effects of torque on, 410-11; gyroscopic effects on, 410; hammerhead, 153, 185; Immelmann, 154; in-place, 248-49, 256; instantaneous (maximum), 59, 102, 107, 123, 129, 131, 139-40, 142-43, 150, 166, 178-79, 181-82, 186-87, 387, 388, 389-93, 410, 416; lead, 21, 63, 74-78, 80-85, 101-2, 104, 106, 108, 118, 138, 142-43, 145-47, 151, 156-57, 160, 165, 175, 181, 191, 204, 217, 243, 261, 307, 366; nose-to-nose, 77-85, 87, 91, 100- 103, 106-9, 124-25, 127-29, 131-32, 134-37, 142-44, 146, 159-60, 162, 170-71, 173, 178, 180, 182, 184, 191, 206, 232, 248, 253, 262-63, 369; noseto-tail, 77-81, 85, 91, 100, 102-3, 108- 13, 115, 118, 123-29, 133-34, 136-37, 142-44, 146, 162, 168, 170-71, 173, 180-81, 184, 193, 231, 262, 297, 301; oblique, 86-89, 91, 103, 111, 118, 124, 142, 148, 154, 159, 191, 193, 204, 208, 218-19, 249, 411-12; split, 249-50, 256; sustained, 88-90, 92-93, 100, 106, 109-10, 112, 135-37, 139-43, 151-52, 155-56, 158, 160, 162, 178-81, 186-87, 206, 209, 282, 300, 307, 388, 403, 407- 11; vertical, 59, 81-82, 86-89, 91-93, 110, 112, 117-18, 129, 137, 142, 144, 147-48, 150-54, 157-58, 164-65, 167, 169, 171, 176-77, 180-81, 184,
428 INDEX Turns (continued] 191, 204, 208, 219, 251, 263, 412-13 Unloading, 71, 83, 89, 92, 119, 133-34, 136-37, 146, 148, 153-54, 157, 159-60, 184, 215, 229, 255, 405-7, 415 Vertical-maneuvering speed, 85, 92, 102, 105-8, 110-13, 117, 143-44, 146, 154, 156, 158, 160, 162, 164, 167, 169, 179- 80, 183, 188 Vertical reversal, 121, 187, 252 Vertical/short-takeoff and -landing (V/STOL), 185-88 Vertical turns, 59, 81-82, 86-89, 91-93, 110, 112, 117-18, 129, 137, 142, 144, 147-48, 150-54, 157-58, 164-65, 167, 169, 171, 176-77, 180-81, 184, 191, 204, 208, 219, 251, 263, 412-13 VIFF (thrust vector in forward flight), 186-88. See also Thrust, vectored Visual effects, xiii, 165, 168-70, 189, 197, 199-203, 218, 220, 239, 256, 266, 288, 292-93, 296, 304-6, 311, 339, 346, 355-57, 359, 374-83 Visual identification (VID), 175, 286, 313, 320-21, 347, 350, 356-57, 364-65, 368, 379, 384 Visual scan, 164, 195-98, 201-2, 204, 212-14, 220, 222-23, 225-27, 236-38, 243, 248-51, 253, 255-56, 259, 262-63, 266, 268, 272, 276, 283-84, 292, 304-7, 311-13, 331, 340, 354, 366, 374-75, 377-80, 382-83 V-n diagrams, 139, 388-91, 401 Vortex trails, 169-70 Vulnerability, 3, 7, 15, 24, 29, 38, 55, 66 Weapons, x, xii-xiii 1-61, 66, 81, 99, 101, 141, 143, 172, 174-75, 178, 187- 88, 201-2, 222, 224-25, 230-32, 238- 41, 245-48, 257-58, 263-65, 273, 278, 285-86, 290, 293-96, 298, 301, 304, 309, 311, 313, 316-20, 324-27, 331-33, 335-36, 338-41, 349-55, 361, 363, 368-70, 384. See also Bombs; Guns; Missiles, guided; Rockets Weaving, 202, 269, 288, 304-6, 311, 340 Weight of fire, 5-6 Welded wing. See Fighting wing doctrine Wheel tactic. See Lufbery circle Wing loading, 85, 139-44, 146, 148-51, 155, 157-58, 160, 162, 164-67, 171-76, 178-80, 183-84, 186, 190, 234, 265, 323, 409 Yo-yo, 87; high, 71-73, 88, 93, 103, 132, 137, 142, 204, 220, 237; low, 73-74, 103, 113, 115, 133, 142, 204, 218, 220 Zoom, 101-3, 105, 108-13, 118-21, 125, 128, 131-32, 134, 137-38, 143-44, 146-51, 153, 155, 158-60, 162, 165-66, 169, 173, 176-79, 181-82, 184-85, 187, 199-200, 208-9, 218, 234, 252, 294, 367, 394-95, 403-5
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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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Page 439 and 440: 420 BIBLIOGRAPHY Johnson, Robert S.
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