Originally Posted by
monkey416
I think Banger was talking about forward quarter gun attacks, which is where the Heron scored nearly all its hits and which USAF pilots (and pretty much those of every modern air force) are prohibited to train for due to safety risks. It looked to me like the AI's BFM was pretty weak compared to Banger actually. It certainly wasnt any better.
That suggests the central purpose of the air combat training has been subjugated to 'safety risks'.
I doubt a serious enemy would be similarly bound.
Sadly the reality of 75 years of peacetime with only punching bag opponents, the military are no longer primarily a fighting force.
Perhaps we need a vastly smaller military, wholly professional, which would again make effective fighting the core mission.