Wingman Commands

In Energy Airforce and Energy Airforce: aimStrike!, there are six Wingman Commands which can be issued to wingmen: Formation, Cover, Attack, Air, Ground and Free.

Cover
"I've got your back!"

- Gargoyle 2

The COVER command instructs wingmen to fly a short distance behind the player (slightly further than in FORM), and attack any aircraft which attempt to lock onto the player. Note that this does not apply to ground enemies.

Attack
"I'm manoeuvring for a shot."

- Gargoyle 2

The ATTACK command instructs wingmen to attack the target selected by the player at the moment the command is issued. (If no target is available, they will instead switch to either FORM or FREE.) This is the only way for wingmen to attack targets.

Free
"Leave it to me!"

- Gargoyle 2

FREE lives up to its namesake, and allows wingmen to attack any enemy on radar (except targets for some reason).

Trivia

 * With ATTACK, AIR, GROUND and FREE, the wingman command will change to FORM once all enemies are destroyed or fall out of range, with Gargoyle 2 telling the player "Gargoyle 1, tell me what to do." Similarly, if all targets are destroyed while ATTACK is selected, Gargoyle 2 will change to FREE.