03-11-2007, 16:58 PM
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Location: Penzance, Cornwall UK
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Originally Posted by Bluesman
Its kill ratio went up as a consequence of it getting a gun, as well as better air-to-air skills for its crews.
Missiles just weren't very good back then, and putting an energy fighter like the F-4 with missiles-only armament up against angles fighters like various MiGs with guns and missiles was asking for a hard lesson. Our other, more sensibly-armed fighters were doing better BECAUSE they carried guns.
Once the F-4Ds started showing up with gun pods, and the F-4Es with the internal gun came on line...watch out, Charlie.
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Time after time the value of the gun has been demonstrated due to the flexibility it gives to the pilot in so many situations, and yet there are those (who should know better) who try to insist that an all-missile armament is the one that ticks all the boxes. Eurofighter Typhoon was designed with the Mauser cannon as an integral element of the concept, but idiots wanted the gun removed. The good news is they are having to keep the gun installed for CG reasons.
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