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Originally Posted by Ernst
The blue are less affected by flak because they have the high energy doctrine. Flying at high speeds over the enemy territory turn them less vulnerable to enemy anti air.
The reds has little excuse to turn and burn, and go to low speed fights were they are more vulnerable.
Always when i was shot down i argue myself. What i do wrong? Most o f the cases the answer is that i spent to much time in a fight and lost my SA trying to counter a single ac a get shot by another ac.
If you ask i am a pilot who fly better with a wingman. Acctualy my squad mate are busy but we were very succesfull in many virtual war like il2.org.ru using teamwork tactics. One of the tactics we would like to use is to send 2 or 4 fighters ahead over the target at very high altitude while the bomber climb to bombing altitude in a safe area. Once there we track for enemies. Our main objective is simply obligate the enemy leave the area or dive for safe. We put them in a defensive situation. Shot them down is not realy necessary. We dive over and obligate them to go to a low energy condition (diving to base, flaks etc.) We never folow them to lower to 3 or 2k. Once the dive we call the bombers that come high and do the job impunished. If the try to climb once they reack 3k or more we dive over them. This puts the enemy in situation of dispair and frustation. Desperate them start to make mistakes that allow us to shot them down. The key in my opinion is the patience to wait the right moment. You have to create a method or RULES OF ENGAGEMENT. and follow them always. Sometimes i simply send RoE to hell, but always when i join my squad mates and decide to fly under RoE i ll be not modest but we are very good. Fly RoE is very good for the EGO while the enemies go down in mass and your team remains untouchable. May you would like to see IN PURSUIT section 18.9 Engagement and Disengagement page 144. http://web.comhem.se/~u85627360/inpursuit.pdf
The secret of the dark side is this. If the Sith go open against the jedi they should be defeated. You have to use tactics and dispersion to reach the objectives. You have to destroy the enemy SA and keep yours to win the fight. |
Yes, good teamwork tactics can turn many many situations. I also like to follow RoE. No.401 Squadron has standard operating procedures that are to be followed. They work but are usually not effective at defending against on the deck single bombers. You can't reach them in time. If you stay lower to reach them, 109s get you.
Maybe Goering should have sent all his bombers to England at 10ft above the deck.
