Originally Posted by
SOX80
[…]Clearly a good fighter pilot will know his jets strong points and his enemies weak ones. Bottom line the best pilot will probably win, the jets are pretty similar.
100% correct - although a little luck can help too.
As the artillery (and men with little willies) often said: "It's the gunner, not the gun, who counts most!"
Best combat proven air defence jet? Still the F-15C, I would think.