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Old 11th Oct 2007, 14:49
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BluntM8
 
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Vulcan607,

It's highly unlikely that anyone will post any specific performance data for either aircraft on an open website, for reasons which ought to be obvious. However, I will say that the answer to your question is...it depends!

You really need to consider a range of scenarios - such as a 1v1 turning fight, right across the spectrum to a 4v4 (or more!) in the BVR environment. In all these cases, each aircraft will have specific strengths and weaknesses.

Furthermore, even if you were to get into details like instantaneous and sustained turn rates and all that malarky, these are all dependent on who sees who first, who flies his aircraft better, and who's ROE permit them to take the longest range shot. The human element is probably the deciding factor!

To create an analogy, consider which is the better fighter of, say, the F4 Phantom and the EE Lightning? There are a lot of variables beyond simple parametrics to consider.

Sorry to not give you a straight answer to the question, but hopefully I've provided some food for thought.

Blunty
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