Often, when a con is on my six I try to break into some sort of scissors to force an overshoot. I have noticed that...
(NOTE: This is all done using a 109G14)
1) If I cut my throttle and go into a flat scissors (esp when above 250mph), the con usually overshoots but I have blown all my e. Also, I'm usually forced into a situation where the now mismatched e state leaves me in a position where Im constantly on the defense as the attacker just yo-yos and bnzs me until I screw up.
2) If I go up and roll over or go to the left, then go up and roll over, the attacker is able to follow me in the ACM and maintains on my 6. Needless to say, I die or resort back to option 1.
3) Sometimes, if there is a huge e discrepancy and I feel like doing something risky, at 400 out, I'll pull throttle off, slam right rudder and pull back and to the left on the stick, then I'll slip and barrel roll and wind up nicely on the attackers six, but again with less e than him.
Now, I have seen people do option 2 and just basic barrel rolls as a defensive maneuver but I am unable to make it work for me, what are the tricks, How can I evade an attacker with out loosing most of my 'e'?
Thanks
If you use option #2, it's pretty easy for your opponent to just follow you through and shoot you. An easy trick to stop this from happening is to initiate the BRD with a turn to one side first. I prefer to start with a fairly sharp, but not blacked-out turn to the right, with my nose down about 15 degrees, so I can keep my speed. The object here is to get the opponent approaching somewhat from the side, not from directly behind you.
So, broken-down, my BRD defense goes like this-
With opponent approaching from behind, about 1.2-1.5 back (if he's closer I'm probably going to do something a bit different), begin a fairly hard, nose down turn to the right. This will be a 90-100 degree turn. As opponent cuts inside my turn, he'll be approaching from about my 4:30. I then roll wings-level, and allow him to close.
As the icon counter clicks through D800, and is almost going to click at D600, I pull up about 15 degrees nose high, just at the instant I think he'll open fire. This makes him miss, and he'll be preparing to cross behind me, from my right to my left.
About 1/2 to 1 second after I go nose up, I start my roll to the left. Done with the proper timing we'll be approximately canopy to canopy, with me inverted as I do my roll. Since he's flying the straighter path, I'll come through my roll behind him.
Here's the kicker though- I don't want to get slow to create the overshoot. I'm creating it by causing him to approach from the side, and by flying the longer path. In effect, you're tempting him to fly the straighter, more predictable path by presenting him with what he thinks will be a shot (your initial turn, followed by level flight) which you then dodge of course as you go nose-up for the barrel roll.
The beauty of this is that after your BRD is finished, you won't be that much slower than you were. Ready to do it again, or ready to capitalize if he turns to sharply as he passes by...
I'll see if I can find a film quick.
