Bell deploys two packets of flares and attempts to shake the lock.
fun math
the F-15 MTD ties with the SI-32 (equipped with fusion reactor) as the least maneuverable super-maneuverable aircraft in ABS Fiesta at 73 EV.
In the scenario that a HSM (-25 EV) is launched at them, the EV value is reduced to 48, without any countermeasures being deployed. The probability of getting hit by the missile can be calculated using
black magic math (or just square .52). This comes to a probability of .2704 that the aircraft will be hit by a HSM (without countermeasures being deployed).
For an aircraft without the SM trait to match these odds of being hit without deploying countermeasures, it would need an EV value of 97.96 (which rounds up to 98).
1 - .2704 = .7296
.7296 * 100 = 72.96
72.96 + 25 = 97.96
For comparison, a HSM launched at a Wyvern that doesn't deploy countermeasures while evading has a 6.25% chance of actually hitting.
probability table with current statsnote to self: bring more chaff for the morgenstern