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You may copy it, give it away or +re-use it under the terms of the Project Gutenberg License included +with this eBook or online at www.gutenberg.org + + +Title: Dogfight--1973 + +Author: Dallas McCord Reynolds + +Release Date: September 8, 2009 [EBook #29940] + +Language: English + +Character set encoding: ISO-8859-1 + +*** START OF THIS PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK DOGFIGHT--1973 *** + + + + +Produced by Greg Weeks, Stephen Blundell and the Online +Distributed Proofreading Team at https://www.pgdp.net + + + + + + +</pre> + + +<h1><b><span class="sp1">DOGFIGHT—1973</span></b></h1> + +<h2><i>By<br /> +Mack Reynolds</i></h2> + +<div class="bk1"><p class="pr1"><big><b>Flying at 1600 m.p.h. you act with split-second +timing after you sight the enemy. And you're +allowed only one mistake—your last!</b></big></p></div> + +<p class="cap"><span class="dcap">My</span> radar picked him up +when he was about five +hundred miles to my +north-northeast and about forty-five +miles above me. I switched +the velocity calculator on him as +fast as I could reach it.</p> + +<p>The enemy ship was doing sixteen, +possibly even sixteen and a +half. I took the chance that it +was most likely an Ivar Interceptor, +at that speed, and punched +out a temporary evasion pattern +with my right hand while with +my left I snapped an Ivar K-12 +card into my calculator along with +his estimated speed, altitude and +distance. It wasn't much to go +on as yet but he couldn't have +much more on me, if as much; +inwardly I congratulated myself +on the quick identification I'd +managed.</p> + +<p>He was near enough now for +my visor screen to pick him up. +At least he was alone, that was +something. My nearest squadron +mate was a good minute and a +half away. It might as well have +been a century.</p> + +<p>Now, this is what is always +hard to get over to a civilian; the +time element. Understand, it will +take me a while to tell this but +it all took less than sixty seconds +to happen.</p> + +<p>He had guessed my evasion pattern +already—either guessed it or +had some new calculator that was +far and beyond anything our +techs were turning out. I could +tell he'd anticipated me by the +Bong-Sonic roll he slipped into.</p> + +<p>I quickly punched up a new +pattern based on the little material +I had in the calculator. At least +I'd caught the roll. I punched that +up, hurriedly, slipped it into the +IBM, guessed that his next probability +was a pass, took a chance +on that and punched it in.</p> + +<p>I was wrong there. He didn't +take his opportunity for a front-on +pass. He was either newly out +of their academy or insultingly +confident. My lips felt tight as +I canceled the frontal pass card, +punched up two more to take its +place.</p> + +<p>The base supervisor cut in on +the phone. "It looks like old Dmitri +himself, Jerry, and he's flying +one of the new K-12a models. Go +get him, boy!"</p> + +<p>I felt like snapping back. He +knew better than to break in on +me at a time like this. I opened +my mouth, then shut it again. Did +he say K-12a? <i>Did he say K-12a?</i></p> + +<p>I squinted at the visor screen. +The high tail, the canopy, the oddly +shaped wing tanks.</p> + +<p>I'd gone off on the identification!</p> + +<p>I slapped another evasion pattern +into the controls, a standard +set, I had no time to punch up +an improvisation. But he was on me +like a wasp. I rejected it, threw in +another set. Reject. Another!</p> + +<p>Even as I worked, I kicked the +release on my own calculator, +dumped it all, selected like a flash +an Ivar K-12a card, and what +other estimations I could make +while my mind was busy with the +full-time job of evasion.</p> + +<p>My hands were still making the +motions, my fingers were flicking +here, there, my feet touching here, +there. But my heart wasn't in it.</p> + +<p>He already had such an advantage +that it was all I could do to +keep him in my visor screen. He +was to the left, to the right. I +got him for a full quarter-second +in the wires, but the auto gunner +was too far behind, much too +far.</p> + +<p>His own guns flicked red.</p> + +<p>I punched half a dozen buttons, +slapped levers, tried to scoot for +home.</p> + +<p>To the left of my cubicle two +lights went yellowish and at the +same time my visor screen went +dead. I was blind.</p> + +<p>I sank back in my chair, helpless.</p> + +<hr /> + +<p class="cap"><span class="dcap">The</span> speed indicator wavered, +went slowly, deliberately to +zero; the altimeter died; the fuel +gauge. Finally, even the dozen or +so trouble-indicators here, there, +everywhere about the craft. Fifteen +million dollars worth of warcraft +was being shot into wreckage.</p> + +<p>I sat there for a long, long minute +and took it.</p> + +<p>Then I got to my feet and +wearily opened the door of my +cubicle. Sergeant Walters and the +rest of the maintenance crew were +standing there. They could read +in my face what had happened.</p> + +<p>The sergeant began, "Captain, +I ..."</p> + +<p>I grunted at him. "Never mind, +Sergeant. It had nothing to do +with the ship's condition." I turned +to head for the operations office.</p> + +<p>Bill Dickson strolled over from +the direction of his own cubicle. +"Somebody said you just had a +scramble with old Dmitri himself."</p> + +<p>"I don't know," I said. "I don't +know if it was him or not. Maybe +some of you guys can tell a man's +flying but I can't."</p> + +<p>He grinned at me. "Shot you +down, eh?"</p> + +<p>I didn't answer.</p> + +<p>He said, "What happened?"</p> + +<p>"I thought it was an Ivar K-12, +and I put that card in my calculator. +Turned out it was one of +those new models, K-12a. That +was enough, of course."</p> + +<p>Bill grinned at me again. +"That's two this week. That flak +got you near that bridge and now +you get ..."</p> + +<p>"Shut up," I told him.</p> + +<p>He counted up on his fingers +elaborately. "The way I figure it, +you lose one more ship and you're +an enemy ace."</p> + +<p>He was irrepressible. "Damn +it," I said, "will you cut it out! +I've got enough to worry about +without you working me over. +This means I'll have to spend another +half an hour in operations +going over the fight. And that +means I'll be late for dinner again. +And you know Molly."</p> + +<p>Bill sobered. "Gee," he said, +"I'm sorry. War is hell, isn't it?"</p> + +<div class="trn"><div class="figt"><a href="images/001-2.jpg"><img src="images/001-1.jpg" width="146" height="200" alt="" title="" /></a></div> + +<p><big><b>Transcriber's Note:</b></big></p> + +<p>This etext was produced from <i>Imagination Stories of Science and Fantasy</i> July 1953. +Extensive research did not uncover any evidence that the U.S. +copyright on this publication was renewed. 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You may copy it, give it away or +re-use it under the terms of the Project Gutenberg License included +with this eBook or online at www.gutenberg.org + + +Title: Dogfight--1973 + +Author: Dallas McCord Reynolds + +Release Date: September 8, 2009 [EBook #29940] + +Language: English + +Character set encoding: ASCII + +*** START OF THIS PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK DOGFIGHT--1973 *** + + + + +Produced by Greg Weeks, Stephen Blundell and the Online +Distributed Proofreading Team at https://www.pgdp.net + + + + + + + + + + DOGFIGHT--1973 + + _By + Mack Reynolds_ + + + Flying at 1600 m.p.h. you act with split-second + timing after you sight the enemy. And you're allowed + only one mistake--your last! + + +My radar picked him up when he was about five hundred miles to my +north-northeast and about forty-five miles above me. I switched the +velocity calculator on him as fast as I could reach it. + +The enemy ship was doing sixteen, possibly even sixteen and a half. I +took the chance that it was most likely an Ivar Interceptor, at that +speed, and punched out a temporary evasion pattern with my right hand +while with my left I snapped an Ivar K-12 card into my calculator along +with his estimated speed, altitude and distance. It wasn't much to go on +as yet but he couldn't have much more on me, if as much; inwardly I +congratulated myself on the quick identification I'd managed. + +He was near enough now for my visor screen to pick him up. At least he +was alone, that was something. My nearest squadron mate was a good +minute and a half away. It might as well have been a century. + +Now, this is what is always hard to get over to a civilian; the time +element. Understand, it will take me a while to tell this but it all +took less than sixty seconds to happen. + +He had guessed my evasion pattern already--either guessed it or had some +new calculator that was far and beyond anything our techs were turning +out. I could tell he'd anticipated me by the Bong-Sonic roll he slipped +into. + +I quickly punched up a new pattern based on the little material I had in +the calculator. At least I'd caught the roll. I punched that up, +hurriedly, slipped it into the IBM, guessed that his next probability +was a pass, took a chance on that and punched it in. + +I was wrong there. He didn't take his opportunity for a front-on pass. +He was either newly out of their academy or insultingly confident. My +lips felt tight as I canceled the frontal pass card, punched up two more +to take its place. + +The base supervisor cut in on the phone. "It looks like old Dmitri +himself, Jerry, and he's flying one of the new K-12a models. Go get him, +boy!" + +I felt like snapping back. He knew better than to break in on me at a +time like this. I opened my mouth, then shut it again. Did he say K-12a? +_Did he say K-12a?_ + +I squinted at the visor screen. The high tail, the canopy, the oddly +shaped wing tanks. + +I'd gone off on the identification! + +I slapped another evasion pattern into the controls, a standard set, I +had no time to punch up an improvisation. But he was on me like a wasp. +I rejected it, threw in another set. Reject. Another! + +Even as I worked, I kicked the release on my own calculator, dumped it +all, selected like a flash an Ivar K-12a card, and what other +estimations I could make while my mind was busy with the full-time job +of evasion. + +My hands were still making the motions, my fingers were flicking here, +there, my feet touching here, there. But my heart wasn't in it. + +He already had such an advantage that it was all I could do to keep him +in my visor screen. He was to the left, to the right. I got him for a +full quarter-second in the wires, but the auto gunner was too far +behind, much too far. + +His own guns flicked red. + +I punched half a dozen buttons, slapped levers, tried to scoot for home. + +To the left of my cubicle two lights went yellowish and at the same time +my visor screen went dead. I was blind. + +I sank back in my chair, helpless. + + * * * * * + +The speed indicator wavered, went slowly, deliberately to zero; the +altimeter died; the fuel gauge. Finally, even the dozen or so +trouble-indicators here, there, everywhere about the craft. Fifteen +million dollars worth of warcraft was being shot into wreckage. + +I sat there for a long, long minute and took it. + +Then I got to my feet and wearily opened the door of my cubicle. +Sergeant Walters and the rest of the maintenance crew were standing +there. They could read in my face what had happened. + +The sergeant began, "Captain, I ..." + +I grunted at him. "Never mind, Sergeant. It had nothing to do with the +ship's condition." I turned to head for the operations office. + +Bill Dickson strolled over from the direction of his own cubicle. +"Somebody said you just had a scramble with old Dmitri himself." + +"I don't know," I said. "I don't know if it was him or not. Maybe some +of you guys can tell a man's flying but I can't." + +He grinned at me. "Shot you down, eh?" + +I didn't answer. + +He said, "What happened?" + +"I thought it was an Ivar K-12, and I put that card in my calculator. +Turned out it was one of those new models, K-12a. That was enough, of +course." + +Bill grinned at me again. "That's two this week. That flak got you near +that bridge and now you get ..." + +"Shut up," I told him. + +He counted up on his fingers elaborately. "The way I figure it, you lose +one more ship and you're an enemy ace." + +He was irrepressible. "Damn it," I said, "will you cut it out! I've got +enough to worry about without you working me over. This means I'll have +to spend another half an hour in operations going over the fight. And +that means I'll be late for dinner again. And you know Molly." + +Bill sobered. "Gee," he said, "I'm sorry. War is hell, isn't it?" + + + + +Transcriber's Note: + + This etext was produced from _Imagination Stories of Science and + Fantasy_ July 1953. Extensive research did not uncover any evidence + that the U.S. copyright on this publication was renewed. 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