Navaleye,
It's not just down to radar and missiles me old! SA (which is, I'll agree, radar related to a large extent) plays a vast factor in the outcome :-) I've never heard of specific 'anti-Harrier' tactics before (and I've played with them lots - sts). Yes, the viff thing is an eye popper when you see it the first time, but other than that, it's just 'another jet' in the BFM arena.
Nozzles,
I see what you are saying about radius, prolly explains why one 1 O fight went on for an eternity once. The viff thing did 'get' me the first time I saw it, I was a young dude and my flight lead rather helpfully briefed me (which I suppose was, in hindsight, an 'anti- Harrier' technique - soz Navaleye) on the viff thus:
".....Oh, and watch out for the viff thing"
Spiffing, great, ripple of applause.... It was in fact the defensive Harrier (as you alluded to) that 'surprised' me - suddenly a HUD full of metal followed by a groin full of control column shortly afterwards...
And yes, being able to land in the Pub car park must be nice! Very honest of you about the F15 - I'd rather have one of those too (well, several in fact).
MT