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Fighter CombatTACTICS AND MANEUVERINGBy Robert L. ShawNaval Institute PressAnnapolis, MarylandCopyright 1985by the United States Naval InstituteAnnapolis, MarylandFifth printing with corrections, 1987All rights reserved. No part of this bookmay be reproduced without written permissionfrom the of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication DataShaw, Robert L., 1947- Fighter : Fighter plane Combat . I. 1985 ' 142 85-21452ISBN 0-87021-059-9Printed in the United States of AmericaContentsPreface ixAcknowledgments xvAbbreviations xvii1 Fighter WeaponsAir-to-Air GunsGuided MissilesNotes 611312 Basic Fighter ManeuversPursuit Curves 62Lag Displacement Rolls 67High Yo-Yo 71Low Yo-Yo 73Lead Turn 74Nose-to-Nose and Nose-to-Tail Turns 77Flat Scissors 82Vertical and Oblique Turns 86Rolling Scissors 89Defensive Spiral 93Notes 973 One-versus-One Maneuvering, Similar AircraftGuns Only 99Rear-Quarter Missiles Only

the Battle of Britain, the English developed a strategy of using coordinated fighters and ground-based radar controllers as a defense against German bombers. The tactics of the fighters would have included their choice of attack formations, pre-attack positioning, attack speed, maneuvering to

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