Path: utzoo!attcan!utgpu!jarvis.csri.toronto.edu!rutgers!tut.cis.ohio-state.edu!att!cbnews!military
From: tek@CS.UCLA.EDU (Ted Kim (ATW))
Newsgroups: sci.military
Subject: Re: dogfighting
Message-ID: <7204@cbnews.ATT.COM>
Date: 7 Jun 89 03:35:54 GMT
References: <7022@cbnews.ATT.COM> <7128@cbnews.ATT.COM> <7163@cbnews.ATT.COM>
Sender: military@cbnews.ATT.COM
Organization: UCLA Computer Science Department
Lines: 31
Approved: military@att.att.com



From: tek@CS.UCLA.EDU (Ted Kim (ATW))

In article <7163@cbnews.ATT.COM> rshu@ads.com (Richard Shu) writes:
> ...
>Can anybody supply reference material on fighter performance and tactics?  
> ...

The best reference I have seen on the subject is:

	Fighter Combat: Air Tactics and Maneuvering
	by Shaw
	Naval Institute Press

The book has a general discussion of performance factors and equipment
as well as tactics. The tactics material covers the air combat
situation from several different points of view: equipment oriented
tactics (eg gun attack, rear quarter missile defense), energy vs.
angles tactics, one on one, two on one, dissimilar aircraft matchups,
team tactics (eg loose deuce) and a little on operation planning. The
book tries to outline general principles and not focus on particular
matchups or aircraft, though some examples mention specific aircraft. 

DISCLAIMER: I have no connection with the USNI book sales division. 
	I just happen to think this is a good book.

Ted Kim                           ARPAnet: tek@penzance.cs.ucla.edu
UCLA Computer Science Department  UUCP:    ...!ucbvax!cs.ucla.edu!tek
3804C Boelter Hall                PHONE:   (213) 206-8696
Los Angeles, CA 90024             ESPnet:  tek@ouija.board