F-22s have vectored thrust and guns. They dogfight just fine.
It is just that, properly handled, and not hampered by stupid rules of engagement, they don’t have to.
“F-22s have vectored thrust and guns. They dogfight just fine.
It is just that, properly handled, and not hampered by stupid rules of engagement, they don’t have to.”
That was my point. There is no need to dogfight when you can throw a knockout punch from many miles away. In any case, my observations at the Brunswick airshow lead me to agree with you that the F-22 would do very well in a dogfight.
You’ve pointed out the pertinent issue...
Given comparable weapon systems to an adversary, our military having superior initiative, training and fighting spirit will prevail, unless the civilian “leadership” and their wholly-owned Pentagon toadies hamstring them with ridiculous “Rules of Engagement”...
I like Gen. Patton’s “Rules of Engagement”...Close with the enemy and destroy him and his will to resist by any means possible...