"Locked on!"
As Chen Fei's voice trailed off, the aircraft shuddered and two combat bombs detached from the left and right wing pylons, trailing thick smoke as they charged toward the two enemy planes.
The distance between the sides had just closed to 5 kilometers, with the gap shrinking at a speed of at least 200 meters per second.
One of the advantages of playing defense for a counterattack is that the enemy was in pursuit; a simple turn would put us face-to-face with the adversary, the speeds adding up in a head-on bayonet clash.
Strike first for strength, delay and incur misfortune.
The initiative was mine, as was the advantage; an all-out blitz assault was the right move.
For missiles, enemy aircraft meant targets delivering themselves, with head-on launch probabilities being higher than from the rear.
