Originally Posted by
Mil-26Man
If the Su-27 was defecting, why would you need 'overmatch'? Asking for a friend.
Presumably because some of his/her former colleagues might be chasing in non-defecting Su27s?
Also, odd that a presumably Russian defecting Su-27 would fly all the way to Austria before landing.
Maybe the pilot has a craving for sachetorte, coffee and a bag of Mozart's Balls...
PDR