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16.  If there is more than one target to attack, than an allocation to other
aircraft within the formation should be made as quickly as possible, but chock
that they can se their targets first.

17.  It may well be that another pilot in the formation sees the target before
the leader. If this happens the usual development would be - reporting,
directing and finally leading. The urgency of the situation may call for a
No. 2 to get the formation turning in the right direction even before he
reports. No. 2's should be made to realise that prompt action on their part
can be of great assistance.

18.  Not every interception is perfect and where positioning is bad, fighters
may find themselves either too far out or too close when they reach the 90°
position of an interception. From being too far out the solution is obvious.
A cut off vector must be established as soon as possible and speed increased
by throttle and loss of height advantage. When too close, however, there are
two possibilities: -

     (a)  the error may be small enough to enable the fighter to get round
          the corner by decreasing the radius of turn. This can be done by losing
          height advantage and perhaps by using flap. (BEWARE LOSING TOO MUCH
          HEIGHT OR SPEED).

     (b)  the error may be too large to turn straight in. If this is so,
          a turn towards the. target should never be made as this will only
          aggravate the situation. Instead, the target should be over-flown,
          and an attack made from the other side.

Current codewords in Use.

19.  The following codewords, taken from the Operation Brevity Code, are
at present in use with G.C.I. stations.

     (a)  SAUNTER - fly at .85 Mach (approx. range speed).

     (b)  CRUISE - fly at .9 mach (standard interception speed)

     (c)  BUSTER - fly at maximum speed.

     (d)  CONTACT - I'm visual with the target but still require
                    precise control.

     (e)  TALLYHO - I am visual with the target and am taking over the
                     interception from this point. I require PIDGEONS to
                     Base.

     (f)  SPLASH - target destroyed.

     (g)  PIDGEONS - Course to Steer with wind applied and distance to a
                     specified position.

Considerations when Flying an H.S.I. Exercise.

20.  Here are some points which will help to make a H.S.I. sortie more
successful as well as more interesting.

     (a)  Talk to the controller before getting airborne. Toll him what you
          want to do and find out the best climb out vector and best area in which
          to operate. (Certain weather conditions may clutter parts of the
          controller's tubes).

     (b)  Operate fighters and targets on different frequencies. This gives
          the target excellent practice in searching and reporting.
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