Originally Posted by KenV
once you get in a close-in visual fight the old rules still apply and rule #1 is that speed is life (and more is better)
Not quite. Speed is life. But if you want to turn (i.e. in a visual, turning fight), you need to be at corner velocity. Much above that and you're g-limited with an ever increasing radius and decreasing turn rate as you get faster. Your oppo arcs you and you catch a rocket up the jet pipe.