Hi,
I'v always been into combat sims but i'v tried to get better at BFM.
Recently I was engaged in a dogfight on-line in the DCS P-51. We were both at a relatively low energy sate, the fight had decended to below 2000 ft with plenty of turning bleeding the energy.
He got on my six so I extended to try to get him outside my turning circle. I came back around to a head on pass.
But we just kept making head on passes constantly for about 9 or 10 passes, total stalemate. I try to avoid a guns shot head on because I always seem to have a mid air collision as the other fighter reacts and tries to get a shot off on me.
How can one get an advantage from a head on pass at low energy? We were just above stalling. Is it possible to avoid constant head on passes as each tries to gain an advantage?
Thanks!
Judging by this original scenario: the P51-D pilot does have a couple options vs fw-190-A (1v1)
Why didn't you turn fight against the fw-190? (forgive me, but I thought that mustang was an ok turner, presumably the fw190 will NOT outturn mustang easily, at least?)
More over, why didn't you run away in the mustang, extend away from the fw190? (
mustang is faster aircraft than fw190, and even acceleration should be better in mustang)
If you run away far enough in mustang, you could start climbing at the same time. After having done some climbing, and running, you could have turned back to finish off the fw190. Turning back towards him, at higher altitude, you would have to avoid the one snap shot opportunity from fw190. After that one shot opportunity, the fw190 is a sitting duck (rope-a-dope tactic being used here)