cobra maneuver

[geebs]

More from the ongoing SSF saga: So I finally get behind the flock with enough time to spare. I waxed three, and I was getting ready to take out the fourth. I was right behind him! I mean, the shot doesn't get any prettier than that. I hear the lock, launch the missile, and fire my guns for good measure. But next thing I know, I'm approaching him too fast and his plane is almost on the vertical. That's when I realized the damn plane did the Cobra maneuver!!! I fell for a damn air show trick! The missile flies right under him and he manages to get behind me, and I ended up running out of time trying to get him back in my sights!! So close, but yet so far!