++++++++++++++
} Jets        \_________________________________________________________
--------------\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\
	|      (USA)            |     (Chinese)      |       (MEC)     |
	================================================================
    Name: F-18 / F-15 / JSF-35  | J-10 / SU-30	     | MIG-29 / SU-34  |
   Power: ****                  | ****		     | *****	       |
   Range: *****	                | *****	             | *****           |
   Speed: ****	                | *****	             | ****	       |
 Overall: ****	                | *****		     | *****	       |

+ Jets are one of the most fun aspects of BF2, since you get the need for speed
and explosiveness combined into one. They also tend to ruin the classic base of
the game as jets are extremely hard to bring down. The recent patch has
increased the velocity of AA missiles, but even so, you'll find yourself
getting raped by good flying pilots. Most jets come with two different firing
modes; air-to-air & air-to-ground. You can switch between the two with your
mousewheel. Air-to-air missiles are designed for taking out aerial threats with
a signal lock-on. This includes helicopters, opposing jets, or any flying
vehicle. You must keep your crosshair as close as possible to the icon, and it
will lock on. Fire, and it should track the target unless they launch out
flares. The air-to-ground attack consists of bombing targets. On the ground, a
hollox box will show any enemy vehicles currently occupied, or soldiers
occupying AA stations. To bomb something, approach it straight on, and release
the bombs at a slower speed when the vertical down arrow & hollow box just
about hit the top of your control panel in your aircraft. It's tough to explain
and requires practice for a few hours.

- In terms of differences between aircraft for the 3 factions, there are
noticeable differences. You would think that the US possesses the best
aircraft, but they do not. USA has 3 different types of aircraft, your bomber,
your typical fighter, and a harrier-fighter jet. The harrier has the ability of
hovering or shifting to a straight-forward approach. The Chinese jets are the
fastest in the game, and have the best turning capabilities. The MEC jets have
the best explosive firepower. Their bombs for example are cluster bombs that
have more explosive radius. A Chinese or MEC jet can typically outduel an
American one depending on the pilot's skills.

   ~ General Strategies ~
   ======================
- Bomb whoring is the best approach. Take off, go to a heavily populated area
based off of UAV support, or where there are no friendlies, and drop an array
of bombs. You'll do significant damage. Fly back to your base, and slow down
over your airport for a refillment of ammunition. Repeat.

- One of the key advantages of jets is that there is only two ways to take them
down, a lucky AA shot, or an opposing jet. Use this advantage to drop from the
skies above to knock out large armored columns. The default machine gun on jets
is useful for doing ground or air damage. It does damage to tanks, APCs, and
AAs even though it may not show the "hit" crosshairs. Go to ground mode and
fire at a tank with your MG. Sometimes it will explode yielding a kill.

- A common mistake of new jet pilots is to use air-to-air missiles to kill
other jets. Instead, find a jet, and track behind it. Stay in air-to-ground
mode, but fire your machine gun at the plane. The opposing pilot will not
receive any warnings, although they may see the stray vectors of the missed
shots going past his plane. This is useful for taking down fairly experienced
pilots. Better yet, switch to air-to-air mode, and fire missiles after he has
taken some damage or recently used the flares.

- If you're using the heavy bomber planes of any faction, get a co-pilot. The
co-pilot can lay down air-to-ground laser-guided missiles that automatically
lock on or are manually guided. These do tremendous damage, but you need a good
main pilot to sort of head straight-in on a target.

- To shake an opposing jet, use your flares by pressing X, and try various
loopy/risky maneuvers. Go under bridges, twist sideways through cranes, go
through tunnels. You can also attempt to slow down, but this poses the risk of
stalling out or dive-crashing.

- The advantage of the US harrier is that you can hover. Few people make use of
this key trait. Try going to an enemy base, then hovering off in the distance.
Fire away whenever they spawn or attempt to board their own air vehicles.

- I highly recommend zooming your radar to the farthest setting (press N to do
so). Jet bombing is prone to lots of TKs, especially if you hit a friendly-
infested area. By zooming out, you'll be able to move fast while seeing your
friendlies move across the radar. Bomb areas that have few or no potential for
TKs. Make use of your commander's UAV to find the hot spots.