I guess that I think about it differently. I assume that someone is coming for the ords, and up in the most likely direction of attack. I try to catch them before they can go into the terminal "you can't catch me before I get the ords" dive. I have had this create 1 v 1's, and also aggravated responses of multiple uppers trying to do the same thing. Thereby creating a great dogfighting furball. Too many folks wait for the enemy to come to them, and it's too late then. Not speaking of you Gavagai, as I regularly see you bring the fight to the bad guys. I prefer to take it to them also. Why give the porkers easy pickings?
If I really want to pork ords and expect someone to adopt your strategy (or mine
), I up from a rear field in something like a P-47N or P-51, i.e. something
fast, and I'm already in a power dive 12k ft over my own base on the way to the next one. Sure, I'll get shot down, but not before I achieve my objective.
