Air-to-Air BVR Duel, 1965


This series of Quick Battles is intended to serve as a laboratory to examine how technology, tactics, and doctrine affect Beyond Visual Range (BVR) fighter-versus-fighter combat in CMO.

This plane set represents approximately the first decade of practical guided missile technology from about 1955 to about 1965. For the purpose of setting criteria for inclusion into this set, the definition of a “BVR” platform has been extended to include any all-aspect or head-on capability. Interceptors that were not actually intended to engage other fighters are included anyway. In this era, the lack of look-down shoot-down radar can give a tactical advantage to a fighter that is well below its adversary in altitude- a rather unusual situation considering the history of WVR aerial combat to this point! Furthermore, while the use of radar warning receivers (RWRs) is not yet widespread, several Soviet-built fighters (and a few others) may benefit from their early- though primitive- adoption.

Your aircraft are flights of x

Your adversary controls flights of x

Your combat location is

Switch airfields?

Starting seperation nm

Starting altitude : feet

Enemy altitude : feet

Your flight's formation is

Friendly aircraft spacing within flight : x 250m (approx.)

Enemy flight's formation is

Enemy aircraft spacing within flight : x 250m (approx.)

Enemy flight's initial speed/throttle is

Your pilots skill level is

Your adversary's skill level is

Your adversary's rules of engagement are

Your default BVR missiles' WRA Range is % of Max (0-100%)

Your default WVR missiles' WRA Range is % of Max (0-100%)

Your adversary's BVR missiles' WRA Range is % of Max (0-100%)

Your adversary's WVR missiles' WRA Range is % of Max (0-100%)

Your default BVR logic is

Your adversary's BVR logic is

Your automatic evasion state is

Your adversary's automatic evasion state is

Your default EMCON state is

Your adversary's EMCON state is

Your side ignores plotted course when attacking?

Your adversary ignores plotted course when attacking?

The Month is

The UTC Time is

The Date format is

Weather is:

Database is

Year is

The cutoff max range for a missile to be considered "BVR" is

Debug Mode 2 (Switch to OPFOR side)

Debug Mode 3 (Display Centerpoint RP)

Debug Mode 4 (Print TOD and temperature info)

Debug Mode 5 (Print WRA info)