> 1- [00:01 - 00:30] What's the fundamental reason that planes > #4 (F6) and #2 (F6) are taken out first. Rephrased, why did > we attack them first. (hint:#2 has 2 reasons) Too easy.
The F6's were the stall fighters in this furball. The F4u and P47 were doing BnZ and E fighting. Since our alt and E states were fairly low, this fight would have come down to a stall fight if the F6's weren't taken out first. Had Pyro and I alt and E over our opponents, our priorities would have been to take out the highest planes first, regardless of plane type.
Plane #2's second reason is that he's latched onto Pyro's 6. #1 rule of pair tactics is "Keep your wingie's 6 clear".
> 2- [00:45 - 00:50] I'm following plane #0 (F4u), but I break off > to the opposite direction, why? Not too easy.
Pyro is also on this guy. Had I followed I would only be giving the other F4u and P47 a consolidated target. There's nothing more 'Spray and Pray' pilots like more than a close grouping of targets. I would have also set myself up for a shot at this F4u, much like what I did near the end of the film with the last F4u.
> 3- [01:00 - 01:10] I'm screwing up. Exactly why did I just > get pinged twice. What could I have done to prevent it? Easy.
I'm way too slow and I'm not changing my vertical position any. BnZers love slow flat turning planes. A split-s or even a low g yo-yo would have been appropriate. I'm sure there's a dozen other maneuvers that would have been better.
> 4- [01:30 - 02:30] What error did plane #1 (P47) make? What > error is plane #5 (F4u) making? Easy.
The P47 got too slow and was sucked into our pit of death. The F4u really didn't screw up unless your viewing them as a pair. As pair tactics go, he extended way too far. He either misjudged the P47 e state or just didn't care. He left and the fight, and it became Us vs the P47 momentarily. Both of us can engage at once so long as we know the other guy is out of the fight.
> 5- [02:25 - 02:35] Pyro breaks off, why? First reason, easy. > Second reason, hard.
Pyro breaks off because the F4u has re-entered the fight. The secondary reason is that he's a BIG P-I-G. He was confident that he would get the kill on the P47 even if I finished it off (note the radio traffic).
> 6- [03:15] I break off to get alt, why? Too easy.
Pyro is going to try to sucker this guy into a stall fight, but if he can't I'll re-enter the from the north at a higher alt. This will prevent the F4u's escape. Also note that I got out of icon range asap. This partially blinds the F4u from my intent, he probably thinks I'm bugging. In fact he doesn't commit until I'm out of icon range. I come back into the fight when I see that he's 'ininin'. He got suckered thinking it'd only be a 1 vs 1 fight.
> 7- overall What do you think was the underlying reason that > caused them to fail? Why did Pyro and I succeed?
There's probably no wrong answer for this one. This is all just speculation.
I think they failed because they expected easy kills with their numbers and quality. Because there wasn't enough Pyro and Rabid on the table to go around for everyone, they got sloppy and broke rules. They were trying to get the kill before the other guy could.
On the subject of breaking rules, read about the death of Tommy McGuire. We would only know Bong as the #2 U.S ace had McGuire not broke a few of his rules one day.