07-04-2010, 02:49 PM
[quote name='Lalitaditya' date='22 February 2010 - 08:13 AM' timestamp='1266854734' post='104463']
Earlier American miscalculation that dogfights are passe' was horribly shattered to pieces in Vietnam. Not to forget, the whole Russian air fighting doctrine is based on dogfights and maneuverability even to this day. In the theatre of Subcontinental warfare dog fights will stil be a reality for many years to come.
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Very true! The USAF's "missile only" doctrine was shaken by the maneouverability of the then aged MiG 19 (and its derivative - the Shenyang F-6) and it's NR 30 cannon which has twice the KE of equivalent 30 mm cannon like the ADEN or DEFA.
Earlier American miscalculation that dogfights are passe' was horribly shattered to pieces in Vietnam. Not to forget, the whole Russian air fighting doctrine is based on dogfights and maneuverability even to this day. In the theatre of Subcontinental warfare dog fights will stil be a reality for many years to come.
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Very true! The USAF's "missile only" doctrine was shaken by the maneouverability of the then aged MiG 19 (and its derivative - the Shenyang F-6) and it's NR 30 cannon which has twice the KE of equivalent 30 mm cannon like the ADEN or DEFA.