ARTICLE
TEAMWORK TACTICS:
BAIT AND HOOK
An important aspect of War Thunder is
1. Maintain a distance of no less than ½ km and
working together. There is no questioning
no more than 1 ½ km. Being too close to each
the efficiency of a well coordinated team,
other will cause both players to come under
whether in the sky or on the ground.
attack simultaneously, and there is no overwatch
and no one to jump on the attacker in the case
of an assault from either squad member. Being
A squad working together will easily best an
equal, if not greater number of enemy pilots,
too far from each other would mean that the pilot
provided they use proper techniques and strategies.
under attack may not be in range of relief.
In this series of articles, we will be presenting
teamwork tactics, to help you and your teammates
2. Get to the altitude(s) designated by the flight
work together efficiently, and effectively.
leader, with enough distance from the enemy to avoid
interception/detection during the climb.
This first teamwork tactic that we will be
presenting is called “Bait and Hook”.
This is generally a position with an altitude
advantage compared to an enemy aircraft (see
diagram 1). Individual altitudes may differ, but
remember the distance rule so that you can
defend your teammate or receive support!
3. Leader assigns target, using squad chat, or chat
commands (hit keys in this order: X [locks target],K,7)
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