Rokke:
Your air to air kill ratio numbers against anything more potent than the Argentinian Air Force are all based on anonymous sources pulled from internet chat sites.
***No, they were taken from pre-internet published sources, such as Commander Sharkey who flew harriers.
Nor do I know anyone else who has ever fought a Harrier that performed a “VIFF”. That is because it would be stupid for them to do that, and they know it. Getting extremely slow in a within visual range engagement is your last move before dying.
***The straw argument here is assuming that VIFF is full 90degree nozzle engagement, which is not the case. VIFFing at 10-15 degrees means that the turn is tighter, the throttle is still at 100%, but a high wing loading airfoil like the harrier turns like a low wing loading Mirage. None of the guys on this thread addressed this and other straw arguments.