Not able to slow down, the P-47 zips past the Fw 190 and attempts to zoom climb back up to altitude, unfortunately the slower Fw 190 was able to manoeuvre onto the tail of the P-47 and take him out. Notice in the video how the P-47 swoops in from a higher altitude and at an extremely fast speed in an attempt to take out the Fw 190 which was flying at a much slower speed.
While listed in these steps to attack an enemy aircraft at the bottom of the Boom & Zoom arc, realistically, aircraft can be attacked during any point of the boom or zoom portion of the manoeuvre and depending on the location of the enemy aircraft, it is possible to shoot down more than one aircraft during a Boom & Zoom manoeuvre. When you have reached an altitude higher than the enemy aircraft begin and follow through with steps #3 through #7 of the previous steps listed for the "Basic how-to at the start of the match".Work at side-climbing or spiral climbing back up to higher altitude, beware of any enemy aircraft which may already be at a higher altitude waiting to get the jump on you.At whatever altitude you are at, fly towards the friendly side of the map and start gaining altitude ( use friendly aircraft and anti-aircraft artillery to help remove any enemy aircraft which have followed you).Whether you lost energy due to a dogfight, turn fight or running away from a threat, all is not lost in attempting to set up for a Boom & Zoom run.Upon reaching the higher altitude, level off and look for potential threats and go back to step #3 and repeat the process.īasic how-to at any time during the match.
Regardless if you destroy the enemy aircraft, maim it or miss, initiate a climb back up to a higher altitude or zoom phase ( at this point you are converting kinetic energy back into potential energy.With the target in range, open fire and attempt to destroy the enemy aircraft.Continue the dive, build up speed and adjust so the enemy remains within the crosshairs.After a target is selected, initiate a dive or boom phase ( the point where you begin to convert potential energy into kinetic energy).Look around for an aircraft target of opportunity which could be a bomber, attacker or fighter which may have tunnel vision and not notice you.Attempt to attain a higher altitude than what the enemy fighters are currently flying ( warning, in arcade battles, some players may spawn into a higher altitude aircraft, always be on the lookout for aircraft coming from the enemy side of the map).Begin to climb to a higher altitude, instead of flying directly into the fray, side-climb or spiral climb, thus avoiding the initial wave of enemy fighters allowing you to reach a higher altitude.At any point the pilot attempts to engage in a turn fight instead of returning to altitude in an attacking dive, they risk losing their kinetic energy and cannot return back up to the higher altitude except at a much slower pace and as an easier target for enemy aircraft.Ī diagram of a Boom & Zoom manoeuvre: The red square represents a target aircraft and the green square represents the attacking aircraft attempting the Boom & Zoom manoeuvre. Once back up at altitude, the pilot can then look for another target aircraft and repeat the process. At the bottom of the dive, the attacking aircraft should be able to fire off a quick burst of ammunition at the target and immediately begin a climb back up to a safe altitude, in the process, converting the kinetic energy back into potential energy. The first stage of energy is to have potential energy, this means to be at a sufficient altitude which will allow the aircraft enough space to dive and convert the potential energy into kinetic energy or speed. The key to successful Boom & Zoom tactics depends on two stages of energy, without either the tactic will not be successful. 5 Planes which benefit the most from a strict Boom & Zoom philosophyīoom & Zoom is the name of a playstyle which aims for an attacking aircraft to take advantage of a high energy state in order to attack ( Boom) an enemy target and avoids any prolonged fighting by immediately returning ( Zoom) to a higher altitude in order to conserve speed and/or altitude.
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