the F-16 fly rings around the F-18
Really? Let me connect some dots for you. Google “RAAF” and “Fighter”, then Google “RAAF” and “Central Flying School”. Note where the CFS is located against my address. There’s a bunch of F-18 types here who would like to benefit from your insights before they attend their next “Red Flag”.
May interest you that one of the two initial design iterations of the F-16 had twin fins. I suspect that they found the vortex from the strakes gave adequate directional control by energising the airflow on each side of the fin, without the vibration and fatigue issues suffered by the twin fins. The 15, 14 and 18 probably needed twin fins due to the width of the aft fuselage, being twin engine.
This manouver is probably 70 per cent ballistic
You might explain what you understand by the term "ballistic".