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Old 23rd Apr 2016, 21:55
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gzornenplatz
 
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F4k/M v F4j(UK)

Having spent 15 years flying both, one snippet might help. The Avengers, flying F5s reckoned that when they did a head-on pass against an F4K/M it had accelerated out of Sidewinder range by the time it was in their gunsight, unlike the J79 F4, which was still in range.
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