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there is a technique that favours all a/c......the zoom kill.....as you zoom your gunsight will seem to go off center and in a particular direction depending on your direction of flight, you can use this rather than adjusting your angle of attack but once again its a technique that needs a lot of practice and you still need to get the lead angle correct. If your opponent is straight and level (sucker!) then use the zoom and aim for the fuselage or wings. Even if you do not get an outright kill this can give you a 'clip' followed by a 'kill' opportunity after the zoom function has been released since you will be well placed to pounce on the damaged target....its expoiting the game mechanics and improving combat skills/gunnery, etc. Switching to cockpit view just before you press the trigger is another technique I use.....BTW, more games are now being played using the Strike and CA maps so getting a clean kill is not a priority or a problem.