Originally Posted by
BEagle
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.
The F-15C is still very competitive, I gather, though whether it's better than Typhoon and F-22 is another matter. I'll bet that the new Saudi and Qatari jets are quite something, however.