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Okay I saw this program on Discovery about the Top Ten Best fighter aircraft, I didnt fully agree with their results so I would like to see what you guys think.
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There isn't the Mig 25. My vote is for it.
DogW
Becuase it was junk!Originally Posted by Dogwalker
Fast, high flying junk though.
But yeah, it was junky.
We've discussed the Mig-25 before but it was a stroke of what I call "Primitive Genius." We all know how the Soviets used steel, radar and communications equipment with cathode tubes, no real egress system, etc. just to make the Mig-25 competitive. In return, when used with other air forces, it did terrible. I have the following numbers.
IRAN - IRAQ War
Mig-25 Confirmed Kills - 6
Unconfirmed - 3
Mig- 25 confirmed destroyed by the IIAF - 15
Gulf War 1, 3 Mig-25s killed by coalition forces
Middle East - 3 Mig-25s killed by the IAF
SO the Mig-25 as a fighter has a 3 to 10 kill ratio!
IIAF 2 times F-5s shot down Mig-25s! That's embarrising!!!
Well it originated in Russia so a 3:10 ratio is acceptable you just send up 4 times as many planes
And my vote goes to the F-86, it showed good service in Korea and onwards. Another thing where is the Lightning (EE not Lockheed)...
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I think I remember that thread, Joe.
Well it originated in Russia so a 3:10 ratio is acceptable you just send up 4 times as many planes
Good Man!
Yea, that was pretty funny! I wonder what ever happened to that guy!!I think I remember that thread, Joe.
Another thing where is the Lightning (EE not Lockheed)...
Its an excellent plane, but it didt have a major influence in the history of Dog Fighting.
Hello me...meet the real me.
And my misfits way of life.
A dark black past is my
Most valued possession.
Hindsight is always 20-20,
But looking back its still a bit fuzzy.
Speak of mutually assured destruction?
Nice story...tell it to readers digest!!!
He suffocated while his head was stuck up a kangeroos' ass.
"When you go home tomorrow, don't expect anyone to know what you have been through. Even if they did know, most people probably wouldn't care anyway. Some of you may get the medals you deserve, many more of you will not. But remember this, all of you are now members of the front-line club, and that is the most exclusive club in the world." - Lt. Col. Matthew Maer CO 1st Battalion, the Princess of Wale's Royal Regiment. Camp Abu Naji, Oct. 2004
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"Success is not Final, Failure is not Fatal, it is the Courage to Continue that Counts"
Sir Winston Churchill
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Excuse me I meant to say it was an excellent plane but it didnt have a major influence in the history of Dog Fighting so I didnt put it up there
Hello me...meet the real me.
And my misfits way of life.
A dark black past is my
Most valued possession.
Hindsight is always 20-20,
But looking back its still a bit fuzzy.
Speak of mutually assured destruction?
Nice story...tell it to readers digest!!!
I love it, no reason.
DogW
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