Split S

Split S
For when you need to make a 180 degree turn in a hurry. Learn how to perform the Split S maneuver in combat, and reduce its Gumption cost.
Skill Category	Combat
Requires	Immelman
Unlocks	none
Cost for 1st Level	10 CP
Cost for 2nd Level	40 CP
Cost for 3rd Level	90 CP
Cost for 4th Level	200 CP
Cost for 5th Level	420 CP

The Split S consists of a half roll (which turns your plane upside down) and a half loop (so your plane turns right side up and faces the opposite direction). Executing this maneuver takes your plane through a slow half roll followed by a sharp nosedive into a half loop. Your plane will exit the maneuver at maximum speed.

It is essentially the opposite of a Immelman, which is a half loop followed by a half roll.

External Links

• Animated gif of an Split S performed in Warbirds/Dawn of Aces

Combat Maneuver Recipe
Split S Hotkey: 6
1st Keystroke	SHIFT+⇑
2nd Keystroke	SHIFT+⇓
3rd Keystroke	SHIFT+⇓
Known planes that cannot perform this maneuver	Halifax, Cyclops, Bullfrog, Barracuda, Bismarck, Leviathan