Conan
Imagine if you will the CBLF being required to provide the visual confirmation of (hostile) target. Two scenarios present themselves depending on the geometry you can make and the number of good guys you have. The phrase "eyeball and shooter" describes the tactics employed.
If the ROE say positive visual ID then there are optical and IR devices to give you the eyes of Superman which still effectively preserve your BVR capability.
If he "might be hostile" and you are brave enough (or are told to) get within his weapons range to make sure of his ID then you better have two of you. One out front at the speed of heat who shouts hostile and keeps going to get the most separation ASAP, the trailer has been watching all this on his sensors and hoofs off a missile at a point when frat is low risk.
If you are a solo then speed of heat until you ID him, if that is in front of you then a missile with minimum range to arming would help (but beware fragging yourself). After the merge, max rate/min radius turn plus HMD, plus high off-boresight missile will give you the quickest shot.
These work for either head on or tailchase geometry.
After that just f@ck off out of Dodge and home for tea and medals.
Did I miss anything?
Tarnished
ASRAAM + Meteor(AMRAAM)+HMD+ High SEP is a good combination