Fighter Combat - Tactics and Maneuvering

426 INDEX
Pursuit: curves and trajectories in, 35-38,
62-67; lag, 36-37, 62, 65-73, 75, 86-88,
91, 93, 110, 113, 118, 132, 134, 142,
145, 159-60, 164, 168-69, 172, 180-81,
215-18, 220, 228-29, 297; lead, 35-36,
62-65, 67-75, 86-87, 91, 113, 142, 145,
159, 164, 166, 215, 220, 251, 299, 312;
pure, 35-37, 60, 62, 65, 71, 86-87, 91,
113, 142, 145, 159, 164, 166, 172, 215,
220, 299, 312, 383-84. See also Proportional
navigation
Quarter roll, 71, 89, 93, 104, 154, 184,
188
Radar, 13-14, 29, 34-35, 38, 40-43,
46, 48-53, 55-58, 105, 121-22, 125,
139, 165, 170-71, 173, 175, 178, 188,
192, 224, 239, 274, 286, 291-93, 296,
298-300, 304-5, 309, 319, 321-24, 327,
330-31, 338-39, 346-47, 349, 351,
353-55, 359-73, 378-79, 384;
continuous-wave (CW), 40-42; Doppler,
40-43, 46, 49-50, 53-58, 188-89,
193, 353, 361, 371; pulse, 40-42, 55-56
188, 361, 371; track-while-scan, 298,
366
Radar guidance. See Missiles, guidance of
Radar intercepts. See Intercepts, radar
Radar-warning receivers (RWRs), 57-58,
170, 293, 298, 331, 371-72
Radio, 213-14, 222-23, 244, 247, 267,
280, 283, 291, 311, 314, 319, 323, 329,
360; discipline in use of, 222, 291, 314,
322-23
Radius of turn. See Turn radius
Rate of turn. See Turn rate
Rear-quarter missiles. See Missiles,
guided, rear-quarter launch limitations
of
Relative range, 51
Reverse thrust. See Thrust, reverse
Rockets, 3, 5, 31-32, 34, 53, 174, 190,
192-93, 201, 239, 287, 333, 339, 341,
355. See also Missiles, guided
Rolling scissors. See Scissors, rolling
Roll performance, 26, 28-30, 83, 96, 139,
149, 184-85, 210-11, 412-15
Rotte, 214, 269-70
Rudder reversal, 153-54, 159, 252
Rules of engagement (ROE), 294, 320,
384
Sandwich, 206-7, 209-11, 245, 248, 253,
257, 261, 263, 313, 355
Scan. See Visual scan
Schwarm, 269-70
Scissors, 207, 220, 233, 280; flat, 82-86,
89-90, 92, 112, 115-16, 134, 142, 180,
187-88, 215, 232; rolling, 89-93, 95,
103-5, 107, 110-11, 117-18, 125, 129,
132, 134, 142, 144, 176-77, 180-81,
187-88, 215, 232-33
Section formations. See Formations,
section
Section maneuvering. See Maneuvering,
section
Semi-active guidance of missiles, 35, 38-
39, 41, 51, 175, 293, 300
Shotai, 269
Sidewinder missiles, 36, 69, 175—77
Similar aircraft, 102, 105, 109, 112, 114,
128, 131; defined, 98; tactics for, 98-
138, 142-44, 160, 171
Single-side offset intercepts, 353—55, 358,
367, 373
Situational awareness, 99, 240, 255, 290-
92, 367-68, 370, 372
Slats, 95, 137, 140, 153, 409
Smoke, 60, 73, 175, 228, 253-54, 257,
303, 306, 308, 383
Sparrow missiles, 175, 321
Specific energy (Es), 395, 401, 404, 406;
denned, 394
Specific excess power (Ps), 88, 110, 141,
147, 157, 183-84, 395, 400-406, 408-9;
defined, 394
Speedbrakes, 19, 29, 95, 123, 177, 184,
187
Speed performance, maximum, 23, 89,
139, 141^4, 150, 181, 183-85, 210,
239, 248, 267-68, 270, 289, 292, 294-
95, 304, 314, 330, 335, 341, 389-90,
401, 407
Spiral, 27, 30, 89; climbing, 109-10, 118,
120-21, 125, 162, 170, 172, 180-81;
defensive, 93-97, 117, 142, 149, 187-
88; diving, 87, 109, 159, 168, 181, 184
Split, 200, 203, 209, 212-13, 236, 243;
defensive, 206-10, 229, 248, 250, 313;
half, 209-11, 228; high/low, 208-9,
249; offensive, 203-4, 230-32, 244,
252, 255, 259, 275, 360, 364-66, 368-
69, 372-73, 384
Split-S, 59, 208, 352, 371
Split turns, 249-50, 256
Stadiametric ranging, 10-11, 49
Stall speed, 137, 148, 150, 158, 389, 391-
92, 401, 409
Stern-conversion intercepts, 298-300,
350-56, 358-60, 362-63, 367-70,
383-84
Strategy, xi-xii, 196, 267, 316-17, 333.
See also Tactics
Strike escort, 267, 269, 275, 287, 318,
325, 327-30, 332-45
Sun, effects of, 40, 50, 59, 165-66, 168-
73, 189, 202, 218, 220, 223-24, 234,
274, 283, 290, 292, 296-98, 304, 306,
308, 311, 350, 364, 375, 380-82
Surface-to-air missiles (SAMs), 31-32,
34-35, 52-53, 56, 58, 137, 164, 220-21,
251-52, 257, 294, 301, 304, 309, 329,
334, 336. See also Missiles, guided
Suiface-to-surface missiles (SSMs), 31,
34, 334