I'm learning the Jeep. I've been spending some time in the TA with Cactus. He's Jeep elite!!
Yes, I am elite. Here's a piece from the vaunted "Virtual Jeep Combat - Tactics and Turning" pertinent to our last engagement.
Roll Attack Death TurnHere we have what appears to be the classic endgame situation in virtual Jeep combat. The attacker (Cactus) is at the six o'clock position of the defender (Shuffler) and is closing the gap to satisfy his forwards firing weapon prerequisites. The defender realizes he's in a precarious predicament and decides to pull a maneuver from the classic playbook of the average Aces High driver. He hits the brakes in hopes that the attacker will simply "fly right by". This maneuver puts the attacker into a position in which he must react quickly and correctly. If the attacker is unable to do so, he will find himself in a futile effort to bleed off his higher energy state which will inevitably place in front of the defender, effectively reversing the situation.
The attacker, however, is well versed in the art of virtual Jeep thrust and parry. He recognizes the impending overshoot and pulls up into the vertical. The attacker half rolls as he passes overhead of the defender to maintain a visual of the enemy Jeep throughout the maneuver. The attacker's superior energy state, and vertical separation, allows him to pass over the slowing defender whilst spoiling any potential firing opportunity from a rear or vertically firing weapon. The attacker finishes his roll as he returns to ground level.
The attacker is now in position to use his excess energy to pull a maximum performance turn and reverse towards the defender. The defender is left low and slow is now at the mercy of the attacker.
"[Drive] with the head and not with the muscles. That is the way to long life for a [virtual Jeep pilot]. The [virtual Jeep pilot] who is all muscle and no head will never live long enough for a pension."
Colonel Willie Batz, GAF
237 Victories, WWII ...well something like that
