Jeremiah: ('tis a fine drink, eh? Also, a jaunty little tune by
Dos Gringos).
The problem with Phoenix, and I suspect in a different sense AMRAAM, and why a mix seemed to me always a good idea,
was whether or not your RoE on a given mission/sortie would allow you
(for whatever reason, be it Command and Control, or politics, or who knows what)
to engage BVR.
Your other points are much appreciated, thank you for the insights.
( I wish folks would not post such enormous pictures that the margins go all crazy ... )