Best Fighter Aircraft of the 60's and early 70's debate !!

[Gixer]

Originally posted by Vulcan
I remember back when I was in Air Cadets there was an ANZUS exercise in Aussie, two RNZAF Skyhawks bounced and got gun kills for two F-15's.

Our Skyhawks had no radar, no locking equipment, just cannons or IR IIRC...

That's impossible Vulcan, the F15 has a 200 and something to 0 K/D ratio. LOL

[Vermillion]

Thrawn, anything is possible I was just wondering what the situation was.

Vulcan, if the ROE of the engagement was setup as a required visual identification before firing, its definitely possible that a well flown A-4 could outfly a F-15.  Just as in Vietnam where MiG-17s shotdown F-4's, because the F-4 wasn't allowed to use its standoff capabilities and it got drawn into close in dogfights.  Same with the A-4.  Its nimble, agile, and quick, and if the F-15 pilots made mistakes they could easily be "killed" in a guns/IR only environment.

[Nilsen]

very hard to compare planes unless they met eachother using same tactics, numbers and pilots with same training.