i made a desision that i would try to do as much damage as possible to swartz's plane as mine had a dodgy tail and a h-t-h was a sure way of avoiding it being hit . i was tailing and with all the bonuses added up damage would be fairly even - with a bit of luck i would stop swartz from finishing off my wingman who was likely to be showing his tail.

so basically calculated risk - because if i didnt take that shot i wasnt going to get another....... just lucked out with the damage rolls im afraid.