Re:Photos of a Sukhoi Su-27 dogfighting with a USAF F-16 aro...
by Mikeb85 on Tuesday January 10, 2017 @04:55AM
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> The dogfighting scenario is pretty much extinct.
This is oft repeated but not true. As advanced as missiles are, counter-measures are equally advanced. When two equally sophisticated planes engage each other, there's always the possibility that neither will shoot down the other, and they'll wind up in a dogfighting scenario.
Of course in recent history warfare has been highly asymmetrical, with advanced militaries only engaging weaker forces.
This is oft repeated but not true. As advanced as missiles are, counter-measures are equally advanced. When two equally sophisticated planes engage each other, there's always the possibility that neither will shoot down the other, and they'll wind up in a dogfighting scenario.
Of course in recent history warfare has been highly asymmetrical, with advanced militaries only engaging weaker forces.