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A LOMAC Mission Report:
Quit Toying With Him, Sacha!
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I thumb the N-019’s reflector
through its three zones, left, center, right, selecting DVB-Ob3
scan mode, the Head-On target-sorting mode that is most useful.
Ha! A radar trace, and another! The C-130 and its Phantom
escorts?
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“Two, radar contact
bearing 260 for 52. You were right, Sacha, I am sure
it is them.”
“Pince low, Vasily.
One, shooter.”
“Two, copy.” |
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I place the cursors over both targets, and command
a lock. The system resolves into ATK single-target-track
mode. The enemy is higher and slower than I, and maneuvering.
It is the escort Phantom! I select R-27R for range and
punch in afterburner. |
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“Two,
weapons free on the trailing Phantom.”
“Two,
copy.”
We separate, in a bid to down the escorts fast. Vasily
gets a solution on the second Phantom and calls missile
away, his R-27 streaking low past me. |
I’ve locked the first, less than
ten kilometers away, now with 1500 kilometers per hour closure.
It is a low-probability shot if the Turk maneuvers and I know
this.
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