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Title: lag roll
Post by: df54 on July 30, 2008, 06:51:23 PM

 
are lag rolls an offensive or defensive move.

Title: Re: lag roll
Post by: 2bighorn on July 30, 2008, 07:07:36 PM

Quote from: df54 on July 30, 2008, 06:51:23 PM

 
are lag rolls an offensive or defensive move.

They are performed by the attacker to control closure rate and/or control the angle and prevent defender's reversal. Since they maintain attackers advantage, they may not be purely offensive, but most of the literature is counting them as such.

Title: Re: lag roll
Post by: Yossarian on July 31, 2008, 09:29:33 AM

Do you mean a barrel roll?  If so, I use it (poorly) as a defensive manoeuvre.

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Yossarian

Title: Re: lag roll
Post by: ImADot on July 31, 2008, 10:29:50 AM

Quote from: Yossarian on July 31, 2008, 09:29:33 AM

Do you mean a barrel roll?

Lag Roll
    A rolling maneuver, executed from an offensive position, performed opposite the direction of target turn in an attempt to reduce aspect angle and/ or control closure.

Barrel Roll Maneuver
    A vertical rolling maneuver used to reduce aspect angle while keeping sight of the bogey and maintaining nose-tail separation.

These definitions were found at http://www.f-16.net/glossary.html (http://www.f-16.net/glossary.html)