I would certainly agree with wiggy that at Stanley post 82 we had every confidence that we would kick the proverbial out of the Argies if they came back and we had a lot of great affil with some very bold and skilful Herc pilots at heights that must have scared the pax at least a bit.
The F111 over the North Sea was a difficult problem - the F3 was a bit better if it was a case of chasing it down.
However, there are fighters and targets - you have to be one or the other and the F4 was very certainly one of the former and the best in its' day.