AIM-9B tactics

[Lt. James Cater]

What kind of plane are you flying and when?

 

Beagles come in flights of four. If at all possible target the lead or element leader so if they're downed or forced to commit evasive manuvers the wingmen are isolated for further attacks.

 

When you scramble for an intercept, basically it's you and your wingmwn as the shooters and everyone else in support. Sometimes you can get more of your flights involved but that depends on the situation.

 

Best thing is to go up and head towards the enemy at the best possible speed with constant (IE every 30 seconds or so) checks with Red Crown. As you close in check the map aka GCI Info for proper bearings and make sure you are about 5-8 miles behind them if you intercept them far off from their target. Then you want to swing at 6 high and close in at full throttle. 5 miles for me, is the point of no return. Usually at 6-8 miles behind the incoming strike i'll push the nose down and commit.

 

You can bet the escorts wil react but you have the upper hand as they have to reverse onto you while with only a slight chance of a face shot.

 

It's virtually guaranteed that even if your missles fail to make contact, they will break up the bomber formations and so you'll be able to go to work once again.

Edited July 27, 2011 by Lt. James Cater