You say:
Are you referring to Hawker's little puffer jet?
The Harrier - RN and RAF - did a quite reasonable combat job in '82.
It was the first opportunity for most of us from my era to test ourselves in combat, although recent people have had many more opportunities.
Don't know what your role in that conflict was, but clearly you have an expert opinion about all that did participate.
So what exactly is your point?
Getting serious in an otherwise banter zone - but there are times and places.