Help with aerial combat: How?

[A. Reaper]

I find a nice tactic is actually letting enemy jet get behind you, and slow down and get behind him. If you can't do that, confuse him with random evasive maneuvers and then get behind him. Also, WW2 air tactics are a nice one to see, but, obviously, aren't quite up to date nor suited for video games.

[saXoni]

Originally Posted by A. Reaper

I find a nice tactic is actually letting enemy jet get behind you, and slow down and get behind him. If you can't do that, confuse him with random evasive maneuvers and then get behind him. Also, WW2 air tactics are a nice one to see, but, obviously, aren't quite up to date nor suited for video games.

You will most likely be dead before you manage to slow down and get behind him. If however you manage to do this, your opponent just needs to turn away from you, as you're too slow to keep up.

Confusing him with random evasive maneuvers isn't really something that works in this game either. The jets are relentless, which makes it extremely easy to follow the one you're chasing.

[Mellanbror]

I find a nice tactic is actually letting enemy jet get behind you, and slow down and get behind him

Well it worked for Tom Cruise in Top Gun