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WWII era Mustangs would have no way to target a modern fighter at all unless the pilot of the modern fighter was acting like a kid playing a video game I think
by stcredzero 8y ago
WWII era Mustangs would have no way to target a modern fighter at all unless the pilot of the modern fighter was acting like a kid playing a video game
I think two Tuskeegee Airmen shot down German jet fighters with their guns and K-14 gyro compensated gunsights. But to get that shot, they had to be in a "furball" and they were shots of opportunity.
- ben7799 8y agoBig difference between the first Jet fighter which was barely operational and a modern fighter. IIRC quite a few Me-262s were shot down by P-51s. But Me-262s had a bunch of weak points and were very immature.. IIRC some of the shoot downs were when the Me-262s were taking off or landing or otherwise vulnerable. Real life the better plane doesn't always win. P-51s would have no trouble shooting down a marine F-35 if they snuck up on it while it was trying to do a vertical takeoff or landing.
- stcredzero 8y agoIIRC some of the shoot downs were when the Me-262s were taking off or landing or otherwise vulnerable. My understanding was that stalking the Me-262s on landing was kind of a "thing."