Enemy on deck- you at a couple thousand feet

[TheWarsimmer]

I've had this situation come up several times in multiplayer, and do not know how to deal with it:

 

You're flying a couple thousand feet up over an objective you're defending and an enemy comes screaming in just a few inches off the deck. Normally, you find the angle he is headed, anticipate the move, and roll and shallow dive to get on his six and you have a huge advantage.

 

But what about the times when he becomes aware of you before you get the jump? He will turn, and it can often times end up in a situation where he is directly below you, turning in the defensive. Using that potential energy advantage now seems impossible, because he is so low and janking around that you will come in eating dirt unless you just shallow dive in and let him position himself behind you (you cant get a deflection shot either on a dive through because you will also eat dirt). The other alternative is slowly descending, trying to maneuver in behind his six, but losing that speed/energy advantage.

[jollyjack]

Either your MP opponent is very clever or he has some God Mode active on his plane ... or she's the enemy pilot?:

 

[FTC_crane]

10 minutes ago, TheWarsimmer said:

I've had this situation come up several times in multiplayer, and do not know how to deal with it:

 

You're flying a couple thousand feet up over an objective you're defending and an enemy comes screaming in just a few inches off the deck. Normally, you find the angle he is headed, anticipate the move, and roll and shallow dive to get on his six and you have a huge advantage.

 

But what about the times when he becomes aware of you before you get the jump? He will turn, and it can often times end up in a situation where he is directly below you, turning in the defensive. Using that potential energy advantage now seems impossible, because he is so low and janking around that you will come in eating dirt unless you just shallow dive in and let him position himself behind you (you cant get a deflection shot either on a dive through because you will also eat dirt). The other alternative is slowly descending, trying to maneuver in behind his six, but losing that speed/energy advantage.

 

That's how it is. If he's aware and you are alone, let him go and look for a guy that's not aware. Or fly as a team. Do shallow climb after you pass and get your wingman to bounce him if he tries to get in a shot after you. And remember that when flying on MP servers you get opponents with various degrees of experience - from newbies to guys with several thousand of hours. Don't think that there is a tactic that always works...