[Onkel Neal]

Originally Posted by Skybird

Where does the incident take place? What nations are close?
What are my ships capabilities?
What are the hostile ships capabilities?
How is the naval battle going so far?
How is the enemy ship behaving so far?
What is the ROE?
What report do I have on friendly forces in the region?
What hostile nations are reported to operate the F14? What is their weaponry?
Is there reason to assume that the plane may carry nuclear weapons?
Is there reason to assume that it's pilot may be a kamikaze?
Is there radio contact to the F14? If so, what does the pilot say?
What has been the flight profile like, as far as radar has logged it?
What experience do I have had in the hours or days before in the operational theatre?
And, very important:
Does my own nation still operate F14s?

And maybe some other questions that I just cannot imagine.

Decisive, ain't he?