From third person POV, they sound like having an S&M session
The draft is full of genre-specific technobabbles, I admit, so most people really can't understand it at all. (That includes 3, to my disbelief) It's there to explain WHY the hell two aircraft still need to duke it out with Eyeball Mk.I as main 'sensor', in 21st century.
In real life, you rarely SEE your enemies, and punching the missile button ASAP is the most effective solution. Not in Ace combat for sure
