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F-14 vs. F-15 accel.
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December 17th 04, 03:27 AM
Woody Beal
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On 12/16/04 14:45, in article
, "John
Carrier" wrote:
SNIP
IME, the best BFM machine in the US inventory is the Hornet.
Certainly the best in a high alpha, min radius phone booth. OTOH, the
F-14B/D can move the fight inexorably upward to a kill. Hard to do,
wasteful of gas and time (to say nothing of what this kind of engagement
looks like to everyone else near the arena), but doable. In a real-world
multi-bogey fight, such a dazzling display would probably result in two
fireballs.
R / John
You've GOT to be trying to bait me with a comment like that. |:-)
Seriously, John, I've never been shot in a multi-plane engagement (2v2 or
less at the merge) because I was slow. Quite the contrary, I was too busy
shooting bogies.
Make the energy excursion quickly and intelligently. Take quick shots.
Lock both arms. Get the knots back. Move on.
--Woody
Woody Beal