What are you supposed to do when a MiG-21 is on your tail if you're an AV-8A?

[ProfessorParker]

[♠Gamer3106♠]

Pray

[Black_Fox]

J out?

[MaDeuce]

Split s, air brake, and then rolling scissors until it bleeds out.
And if you merge head to head make sure you force a two circle, make the 21 sustain a long turn to bleed it out. The biggest flaw of the 21 is energy retention, sure it can pull angle, but it dumps so much speed doing it that you can force a situation that allows the AV-8 to out accelerate it and create distance. You'll probably never be able to get guns on it, but you can buy time for help.

Also, pray that they're a terrible aim, which is common.

[shipdesignerdude]

Your first goof was letting a MiG-21 on your tail. Assuming you're playing like the average harrier player, you're probably at 10k feet, both missed the headon and he turned behind you. You have flares, so missiles shouldn't be concern. If he's in gun range just roll and dodge, the guns on the MiG are hard to aim.

[Root]

https://youtu.be/6U7rOUSvYM8

[ProfessorParker]

Originally posted by shipdesignerdude:

Your first goof was letting a MiG-21 on your tail. Assuming you're playing like the average harrier player, you're probably at 10k feet, both missed the headon and he turned behind you. You have flares, so missiles shouldn't be concern. If he's in gun range just roll and dodge, the guns on the MiG are hard to aim.

"letting" lol. So your saying every harrier and AV-8 player in the game could just choose to not get tailed by a MiG-21? ok bud.

[FizzyElf]

Easy, pop your drag shoot and hope it scares them into thinking a ghost is coming for them. Then flip yourself around and kill them... Or cut the throttle and J out and hope they run into your recently vacated plane.

[ProfessorParker]

Why is everyone trolling me?

[SASMrSmall]

Just don't get hit and just move your aircraft behind him like a Gmod Phys gun, enough said

[FizzyElf]

Originally posted by ProfessorParker:

Why is everyone trolling me?

Well I would say do a stall flip but I have no idea how skilled you actually are at flying, what alt you are at or if the chase you are in would even allow it because doing a stall flip can kill you in several embarrassing ways. And I have never tried it with an AV-8 outside of one attempt in test drive and I got my dumbass stuck in a death spiral. The situation you are in is generally a die in some form or fashion and head to the next match sort of thing.

[LunarGatta]

Originally posted by ProfessorParker:

Why is everyone trolling me?

Mate we have like, no context.

Did he dive down? Did he climb up to you? Were you equal alt? Are you faster? Is he faster? Are you low? Are you high? Does he have missiles? Do YOU have missiles? Do you have ammo? Do you have bombs? How heavy are you? Do you have team mates nearby? Does he have team mates nearby? Do you have flares?

There's no universal answer to "what i do when X is on my tail", there's a lot of variables that come into play that can affect who wins and who loses.

[ProfessorParker]

Originally posted by TheCampingOwl:

Originally posted by ProfessorParker:

Why is everyone trolling me?

Mate, we have like, no context.

Did he dive down? Did he climb up to you? Were you equal alt? Are you faster? Is he faster? Are you low? Are you high? Does he have missiles? Do YOU have missiles? Do you have ammo? Do you have bombs? How heavy are you? Do you have team mates nearby? Does he have team mates nearby? Do you have flares?

There's no universal answer to "what i do when X is on my tail", there's a lot of variables that come into play that can affect who wins and who loses.

We were both at 1000m in a straight line, both going max speed, both had missiles, I had flares he didn't, no teammates nearby. How does j-ing out of your vehicle do anything? would you rather give the enemy a kill or get crew lock?

[ProfessorParker]

So far what I'm seeing is: if an enemy is on your tail your ♥♥♥♥♥♥♥ screwed.

[ARE_YOU_0K]

get him slow and go harrier mode and get him

[ProfessorParker]

Originally posted by ARE_YOU_0K:

get him slow and go harrier mode and get him

Wdym? Any time I try to do anything "harrier" related they just easily kill me with their gun.