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Old 26th Jan 2020, 01:25
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Bob Viking
 
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Hmm...

Two things jump out at me from that.

Firstly, it appears that he had a specific anti Typhoon agenda to push (from a Frenchman, surely not).

Secondly he should become a politician. He very cleverly avoids answering the question. Everything he says is true about fighting any jet. You fight the human as much as the machine.

He acknowledges the Typhoons high level performance without saying anything about performance throughout the rest of the envelope.

After all, my wingman shot a Rafale on TLP. The human in that machine with all his sensor fusion had no idea there was a Jaguar in his 4 o clock. That doesn’t make a Jaguar better than a Rafale at air combat.

So, a large pinch of salt is required as far as I’m concerned.

BV
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