Originally Posted by
RileyDove
Norman - the reality is that some American fighters have been gunless. Indeed during the Vietnam War some Phantoms missed out on kills because of the unreliability of their missiles and not having a cannon.
EXACTLY! That's why we don't/won't build another without an internal gun. Missiles are great, but when it get's in close, whether air to air or air to ground, nothing beats a gun.