Because Farid deliberately conducted maneuvers so as to bring him to his comrades, backup came rather quickly although his maneuvers failed to shake off the bandits. Soon later, one bandit was down and the other disengaged. Farid changed direction while looking for targets to engage. The first one he found were none other than the enemy Su-27 Flanker behind Seven, now on his eight. "Thanks for the help, although getting scratch damage," Farid told Seven and the rest of the squadron. A few bullets hit the F-20, although the performance of the aircraft was still as good as always.
After noticing the bandit behind Excalibur Seven, Farid turned to gain a firing position on the bandit and then accelerated his aircraft. As soon as he gained a lock, he fired a Sidewinder at the Flanker. "Eleven, Fox Two," he said over the radio There shouldn't be much time for the enemy to react, but in case the missile failed to destroy the bandit, Farid had already prepared to fire his Pontiac cannons.