Bell dives down again and launches a spread of rockets aimed at crippling the point-defense guns on the bottom of the cruiser, she then deploys chaff and breaks off.
You knock out one of the LAMS and damage the two guns. The guns respond by trying to shoot you down, but can't keep up. One of them even jams as a result of the damage.
"Uh- Wait- Actually, I need HSM's only."
They resupply your HSMs. By flying all the way to the AWACS though, you have quite a trip to make to get back to the battle.
"...okay. That was pointless."
I fire off an AGM at the top of the cruiser.
A shadow falls over your roosterpit, and there's a sharp crack as the AWACS' beam laser ionizes a column of air directly to your left. This is followed by another, even closer miss.
Oh and your missile does about bum diddly.

"You know what- nevermind. I need to get back to my comrades."
I bank left to get away from the AWACS, and kick it in full afterburner.
too late