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check six Pilot term meaning to check the rear view,
from where most air-to-air attacks are expected.
close-in attack An attack launched from within a few
miles of a target.
cluster bomb A bomb consisting of a housing and many
submunitions which disperse over a large area for
maximum lethality.
Coalition The combined international force arrayed
against Iraq in Operation Desert Storm.
Cobra maneuver A rapid deceleration maneuver in which
the throttles are cut and the aircraft is pitched upwards
past vertical. When the aircraft decelerates to 65 knots,
the nose pitches down. The movement is completed
when power is added. It was performed by Soviet
demonstration pilots in Su-27s and MIG-29s.
combat box formation A defensive tactic in which one
formation of bombers flies in the middle, another up
to the left and a third down and to the right. This
formation creates the best field of fire for the bombers'
defensive guns.
combat radius The distance from which an aircraft can