First, you can make the airstrike land further away from the airstrike cannister by backing up once the cannister is thrown. The airstrike should move away from the cannister the same distance you backed off. Just be careful that you don't move so far that the point of impact ends up in a place the pilot can't see or the airstrike may be aborted.
You stand under the T, and the airstrike explodes like the line on top of the T "-"..
Hard to explain imo :D
After you put the can down, you can still adjust the airstrike before it explodes, with moving yourself.
And yea, you can adjust the direction by moving yourself after throwing the can.
O is your position
C is the position of the can
_'s are just placeholders ^^
x x x x C x x x x
______O______
Imo, set it out like
x
x
x
x
C - - - <-o
x
x
x
x
First, you can make the airstrike land further away from the airstrike cannister by backing up once the cannister is thrown. The airstrike should move away from the cannister the same distance you backed off. Just be careful that you don't move so far that the point of impact ends up in a place the pilot can't see or the airstrike may be aborted.
http://4newbies.planetwolfenstein.gamespy.com/tactics.htm#airstrikes
Don't know if it's the same in ET...