Were giving them f-16s, which are 76-1 (win-loss) air to air, and taking back MiG-29s, which are 6-18.
Poles are trading up!
Well then the Poles should ask for all those soon-to-be decommissioned Harriers. Their kill ratio against F16’s is about 2:1. But that was better than what the Harriers did to the F15 Eagles.
https://freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1342535/posts?page=78#78
..... excerpt from a magazine, “NATO Warplanes”, which I believe is from 1985 and has the page #37 on the bottom. I apparently used it as a bookmark for the Jump Jet book by Myles… The back has a ripped up picture of a Sea Harrier, and the front has a tear off which includes a table showing the Kill Ratios of the Sea Harrier vs. Other aircraft. Here’s the Table:
Sea Harrier Success Record in Combat Engagements During Peacetime Exercises
(Figure 3)
VENUE ADVERSARY KILL RATIO
(Sea Harrier Wins: Adversary Wins)
Decimomannu 81 F15 & F5E 12:4
Decimomannu 83 F16 31:14
Alconbury F5E 3:1
NATO Sea Exercise F14 3:1 to 10:1
United Kingdom F4 10:1