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Originally Posted by Leandros

This is a very interesting subject and I might ask - what do you really know about this

I know because I served in the USAF in fighter squadrons in the maintenance squadron.I was aerospace ground equipment I worked on the flight line everyday when one trains we all train so I know what the hours are I sat watched them come and go I knew the pilots personally.

Vietnam is an unfair comparison to the whole at that time period fighter pilots where banned from even practicing and it showed early on but we learned.The US Navy started the SFTI program in 1968 and during the air actions in 1971 and 72 the kill ratio completely turned around.The USAF was little slower but also made many changes and started Red Flag in the mid 70's.I can really go on extensively but I will not because the information that proves me correct is easy to find.

Post Vietnam USAF and US Navy have won 99% of air to air engagements and we have suffered no losses a few Serb jets manged to break contact but they dared not stay and fight actually the hallmark of a clever pilot not split when you know you will loose so I fail to see what makes you think that US military air combat performance has been poor we learned the lessons of Vietnam and the mistakes you seem to think have been a problem since then.
In Korea we performed very well the only dip was during the arrival of the MiG-15 which went away once the F-86 arrived and the MiG-15 mostly flew intercept missions so most of their kills where B-29s and other attack aircraft and bombers not fighter sweeps unlike the F-86.

the amount and level of Russian military pilot training is readily available just do some research.As to the technology perhaps my sarcasm with some of what I said was missed which I thought was a bit obvious.Of course in the end likely hood that a fully equipped and kitted out Russian aircraft and a fully kitted out US or Western European designed engaging in combat is pretty unlikely.

P.S. why the bolding of the word female? What is that supposed to mean? My statement of kissing a woman's butt was poking fun at Vanjasts statement that US troops would kiss the butt(show respect to) of a female A-10 pilot as if they normally have no respect when it comes to the combat potential of a female maybe she has Sassanian esprit de corps in her that is where the term "hid behind their women's skirts" comes from the "skirt" of a female Sassanian warrior.

What ever I should have known better than to post my thoughts on military aviation I recon being directly involved in for 12 years means that I know nothing.