From: hogue@cs.arizona.edu (Justin C. Hogue)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.ibm.pc.games
Subject: Re: **PLEA to FALCON 3 aces**
Summary: Request for AA help
	 if you'll help me with ground help
Date: 26 Aug 92 22:03:35 GMT

In article <1992Aug11.131527.14093@cbnewsc.cb.att.com>, opus@cbnewsc.cb.att.com (robin.g.kim) writes:
> 
>>Does any one out there have tips on air to air combat. I find that I can never
>>hit the enemies fighters with a gun and most of the time my missles miss. Any
>>hints, advice or pointers would be appreciated.
> 
>Wait until you have a reasonably good aspect angle before firing, and don't
>fire Sidewinders from more than 2.5 miles if you want a good chance of hitting.
>An espeically good time to fire is when the bandit is peaking out after a
>zoom climb.  At that point, his airspeed is low, as is his maneuverability,
>so it's much harder for him to dodge your missile.
> 

  I'm not the god of Falcon dogfighting, but I do think I have a grip on it.
some specific ideas

  1.  Many of the high tech enemy jets (mig 27, -29) can track you before
       you can see them, and you threat indicator will show a "1", even 
       though you can't see them.  Unless its an f-14, it's an enemy.  I've
       found the best way to beat them then is to go straight for them at 
       the highest speed possible, AAMRAM's ready.  Keep tracking them, they 
       hate it.  If you do this, you can get to them before they pound you
       with those long range Apex's.  If they do fire DO NOT dodge wildly,
       but give the missle time to get near you and pull hard.  At 600 mph
       plus the missles 2700+, it can't turn enough to catch you head on.

  2.   Oddly, even though the book says mig-21's suck on manueverability,
       I don't think I've ever hit one with an AAMRAM.  Since they don't
       have any long range missles and poorer manueverability, get close
       and dogfight.

  3.   If you are fighting a smaller group of fighters, don't send off 
       your wingman, as if someone gets behind you you can command him 
       to break off and engage (shift-d, give him a sec, and shift-e).
       If you are in one of those slaughters, do it the Wing commander II
       way (send them off and pray) so you can get more guys before the 
       inevitable.

  4.   If an enemy fighter locks on to you, fire.  Who cares.  They'll get
       off you very fast, and you can pick a position while they sweat it
       out with your missle.

  5.   I also saw a question about guns.  I've found the best is to get
       within .7-.5 miles and, starting about the middle of the funnel, pull
       up shile shooting.  If they are dodging wildly, don't waste your guns.
       Stay on thier back until they do something stupid or fire a missle.
       One thing I've found, if you try to use guns, they will turn tails
       and dodge, so they are easy missle bait (but then you switch to missles
       and they try to force a pass, see what works for you)

now for my question--how to hit runways.  I plastered a runway only to find
 I didn't hit it.  I'm on my 3rd campaign, and I've only hit a runway once.
is there a trick, or should I land and commit suicide by dropping the bombs
DIRECTLY on the pavement?

Sorry this got so long--I have lots of free time.
--Jowfus       hogue@caslon.cs.arizona.edu    Justin Hogue.
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