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Old 4th Feb 2013, 17:29
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IR, I am aware of one target where at least 5 aircraft were planned to attack in a short period of time using the 2E attack. It was a given that several would have been destroyed if the first or second got his bomb away.

BEagle, the pop-up escape manoeuvre had something going for it, you were at least 15,000 feet above and 4-5 miles from DGZ. The downside was the expected SA2 impact was pretty close to the time of detonation.

Do you remember the master planning for a laydown attack? Pass the target, extend to about 5-6 miles until the blast wave passed. Then the master stroke. Execute a 180 degree turn, remaining at low level until abeam the target and then max rate climb.

At least if the bomb didn't go the first time it gave you a second chance. It also had you climbing in a scene of greatest devastation.
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