First of all, I love this. I love the scene, and I love the breakdown. I learned a lot. I had no idea about the level of accuracy... that is so cool. There's o

First of all, I love this. I love the scene, and I love the breakdown. I learned a lot. I had no idea about the level of accuracy... that is so cool. There's one thing that feels unrealistic to me, based on what I've learned from this military aviator-turned-YouTuber: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RrBPshC_84s&list=PLObcJkVHaiNwpDUF5AMJ8GPOeRCQqUOpO&pp=iAQB https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RrBPshC_84s&list=PLObcJkVHai... One thing he always points out is that during actual military operations, friendly jets fly in very wide formations, ie the planes might be a mile apart in the sky. Never in the tight "fingertip" sort of formation seen here @ 1:28 in Patlabor 2: https://youtu.be/JnOfNQ9VWo0?t=88 https://youtu.be/JnOfNQ9VWo0?t=88 There are various reasons for this - safety, not wanting to present a bunched up target to the enemy, you and your wingmen can cover a greater area with your eyes and radars, etc. (Of course, I also don't mind when movies/anime take some liberties. Obviously, multiple friendly planes in a tight formation just looks cooler. I get it! I'm only mentioning it in the context of examining that scene w.r.t. realism)