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Fighter CombatTACTICS AND MANEUVERINGBy Robert L. ShawNaval Institute PressAnnapolis, MarylandCopyright 1985by the United States Naval InstituteAnnapolis, MarylandFifth printing with corrections, 1987 All 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 85-21452 ISBN 0-87021-059-9 Printed in the United States of AmericaContentsPreface ixAcknowledgments xvAbbreviations xvii1 Fighter WeaponsAir-to-Air GunsGuided MissilesNotes 611312 Basic Fighter ManeuversPursuit Curves 62 Lag Displacement Rolls 67 High Yo-Yo 71 Low Yo-Yo 73 Lead Turn 74 Nose-to-Nose and Nose-to-Tail Turns 77 Flat Scissors 82 Vertical and Oblique Turns 86 Rolling Scissors 89 Defensive Spiral 93 Notes 973 One-versus-One Maneuvering, Similar AircraftGuns Only 99 Rear-Quarter Missil
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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