A story that got back to the dungeons at Brough was about an F4 pilot on the Decci range spotting a new Russian warship he'd been briefed about passing through the area. He thought he'd get the Russian to turn on his radars so he could be the first to bring back some ELINT on the new type so proceeds to buzz around the ship at low level.
Nothing..
Right .. goes down very low and streaks through between masts and funnels and starts to circle round.
Aha! Radar sweeps in search mode came in then the more rapid tones of a lock on and then there's a flash and smoke amidships.
Kerrist! Exits at high speed and wave top height.
Turns out the Russian had fired off a flare.
I got this nth hand but I hope it's true.
If you keep giving away my stories there will be none left in the book to read.
It's true but it was in Akronelli and the motives were not quite as devious. I was that man. My pilot will remain nameless!