If I was in D-9 with alt advantage I would have stayed high fly by and climb
while you were turning. Then after you turned I would go vertical to see if you
had enough e to climb up to me. Just a thought Salute Moose Sent from my
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56raf_firebirds@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Subject: [56raf_firebirds] How can a Tempest out
dive a D9? Flying Tempest high over a snow covered ground behind enemy lines
looking for targets we notice a contrail to our north west higher than us
coming our way.We turn into the bogey trying to set up a bracket me to the
right Witch to the left, the bogey decides to dive down in-between us, big
mistake to make ;).We close in the bracket and begin the pursuit downwards as
the bogey now to be known to be a bandit runs for Venlo airfield a protected
enemy airfield.This is going to lead to a classic double attack on a bandit
with Witch starting as leader to engage the enemy fighter first. I go slightly
lower than Witch and it is my job as a wingman to respond after the bandit has
reacted to my leaders engagement. The enemy sees us still on his tail and does
the classic bunt down(they always do it) followed by a hard break to the right.
Now this might have worked if there was only one of us, but unfortunately for
him there was two flying as a team. Witch as the engaged fighter follows the
hard turn only so slightly for about 10 degrees gets a snap shot off
straightens his wings and then goes vertical to become the disengaged fighter
and allows me to become the engaged fighter.Notice Witch did not try to match
the bandits turn as he knew could not stay with the bandit, so disengaged and
became the wingman. This is now the next phase of the fight which has gone from
double attack to loose deuce.As the wingman in the double attack phase I have
more time to see how the enemy is going to reacted to my leaders attack. So I
see the bunt down and the break to the right, as soon as I see his wings
rolling to the right for a right bank, I start banking to the right to cut the
angle as I have the time to do so.Now here is a classic part the bandit
reverses his turn(they always do that;)), this allows me now as the engaged
fighter to engage him. I make it easier with a lag roll to his flat turn, this
also allows me to carry my speed, and close the distance even more. I miss with
my first shot and the bandit is trying to start a rolling scissors, which I am
not really interested in as I am faster.As he reverses for the second time I
will take a shot if I hit then great, if not then I will extend with my speed
advantage. Now I can afford to do this because all the time I have stayed as
the engaged fighter Witch as the disengaged fighter has been keeping his energy
and positioned himself ready to reengage when I disengage.You need to look at
the way Witch has done this, he is also in position for if I had missed the
shot and the enemy reversed his turn to come back to me to engage the enemy and
shoot him down. As it was I got good hits on the enemy aircraft, Witch then
followed the aircraft and finished him off.Afterwards the enemy pilot asked in
chat "How can a Tempest out dive a D9?" of course we did not bother to answer,
do you know the answer?This was a classic 2vs1 scenario and we did not have to
take chances no rush to shoot the bandit or put ourselves into a position that
the enemy can get guns on us.What do you think, would you have done the
engagement differently?Would you have done things differently as the D9 pilot,
did he do anything wrong?Tacview attached.Colin
