Had the intrepid Zambian aces got airborne in their Mig 21s, they would have slaughtered the interlopers, a fact no doubt equally obvious to both side's pilots. The raid was predicated on a bluff and the bluff wasn't called. That's pretty daring ain't it? Such ventursome bravery in the past has won gongs no matter how you whistle the name of the dog in the manger.