[AdAstraPerArdua]

'144 : 0 kill ratio.
questions from the audience?'

Here's one - how can it have a 144:0 kill ratio when it's never fired a weapon in anger or had an enemy fire at it?

On that basis, me armed with my old 1911 has an infinite kill ratio until my arm gets sore! ;-)

[Publius6961]

Here's one - how can it have a 144:0 kill ratio when it's never fired a weapon in anger or had an enemy fire at it?
On that basis, me armed with my old 1911 has an infinite kill ratio until my arm gets sore! ;-)

"A little knowledge is a dangerous thing --- so it a lot." --- Albert Einstein.

If we accept your question as a thoughtful, rational comment, you have discovered the scandal of the century.
Millions of gallons of fuel wasted, aircraft and pilots lost, all the result of the premise that it's not possible to create conditions under which combat can be simulated realistically without firing live ammunition.

Just think of the reward you will get as a whistle blower, as well as being the smartest man on FR!
You're rich!

[Blueflag]

Red Flag exercises are quite realistic. The opfor teams the Raptor pilots flew against were among the best in the USAF AND the Navy. NONE of the OPFOR/Red team pilots wanted to get 'killed', trust me.

In 144 Blue/Red engagements, the Raptors got the kills. The Red team got NO Raptor kills.

You don't need warshots to have a realistic test in ACM.