DCS F-4E: REFLECTED SIMULATIONS MiG KILLERS CHAPTER 4

Welcome back for Chapter 4 (Syllabus Event 03), wherein the adversary is an F-5 emulating a MiG-21.
This mission is all about using the F-4's superior turn rate to exploit lag pursuit and get into the AIM-9B weapon engagement zone. The lesson discusses how to recognize and understand the difference between one- and two-circle fights, and puts theory to practice with head-on merges after a butterfly offset.
I'll demonstrate some techniques applicable to this sortie on how to get into the two-circle fight, how to maximize the F-4's turn rate, and how to pull into the Sidewinder WEZ.
What makes this mission great is the challenge introduced by the F-5's tactics: he'll use reversals and vertical maneuvers to challenge the much heavier F-4. And because of the realism ‪@ReflectedSimulations‬ programmed in behind the scenes, getting a maneuver kill by bleeding the adversary's energy is a distinct possibility.

TIMELINE:
00:00 INTRO & OVERVIEW
00:20 DEPARTURE DIFFERENCE
00:37 ONE- AND TWO-CIRCLE FIGHT OVERVIEW
01:09 HOW TO TWO-CIRCLE METHOD 1
01:35 HOW TO TWO-CIRCLE METHOD 2
01:53 MISSION SPOILER ALERT!
02:23 HOW TO TWO-CIRCLE METHOD 3
02:47 MAXIMIZE YOUR RATE TURN CAPABILITY
03:10 WHEN TO PULL TO AOA TONE
03:37 DYNAMIC BANDIT REVERSAL AND VERTICAL
04:28 MISSION RECAP, RECOMMENDATION AND CLOSING