[moonshot925]

Since Korea, how many BVR engagements have occured Even Eric Hartman (greatest ace of all time) said most of his kills were from long range when Soviet pilots could not see him.

[corkoman]

Eric was both a good pilot and a good gunner - he made most of his kills at long, medium, and short distances where the other guy never saw him.

He was also not too proud and would disengage when the other guy got eyes on and showed some skill. Smart guy.

[SampleMan]

Even Eric Hartman (greatest ace of all time) said most of his kills were from long range when Soviet pilots could not see him.

The not seeing him part is correct, but not the long range. One of the amazing things about Hartman was the extremely low number of rounds per kill he used. He prescribed filling his windshield with the enemy aircraft before firing.

That said, long range at the time was 1,000 yd.