Originally Posted by
Evalu8ter
Mogwi,
Yep - but he hadn't a clue you were there, you stayed Tally the whole way in and he was massively overloaded without sufficient power to recover from any form of harsh manoeuvre - which is probably why he tried to go straight across Shag Cove in the first place. There's always an exception to every rule...You proved that rule one applies - the unseen bandit will kill you.
To be fair, I attacked from his 12 o'clock, at his level (+ 10') for the last 3 miles because I was initially going for a visident. I cannot believe he didn't notice a smoking jumping bean growing in the windscreen! Number 2 certainly knew we were there because he saw the leader hit the ground in front of him - and he had plenty of performance available for manoeuvre.
But I concur with your final point. I always taught that it doesn't matter how good you are, the newest sprog will smoke you if you don't see him coming. That is why lookout and crew coordination is critical for a helo in a hostile environment.
Mog