Pierre Sprey's analysis of fighters. 30 years later. yay or nay?

H_K posted this interesting link
http://pogoarchives.org/labyrinth/09/08.pdf

no need to read all 159 pages, he basically says:

F-86: whoops the derriere of all century fighters, only F-5 comes close

F-104: great aircraft except for crappy turning. could’ve been best fighter until the 1970s

Mirage III: like F-104 with poorer thrust and less acceleration. French engine sucks. With a J79, could’ve been like a half size F-106 or a F-104 thats more balanced

F-5: most effective a2a aircraft in 60s to early 70s, could generate more sorties than f-16s. problem is poor visibility and acceleration. combat persistence on par with F-15A. F-14 and F-15 can’t convcingly dominate the F-5 still. F-5 still has problems with F-86

Kfir: Mirage III with J79 but got too heavy and sucks

Draken: better acceleration than Mirage III, F-4, and F-100. great maximum turn rate since F-86, better dog fighter than century fighters and even F-14. Swedes regret getting Viggen. F-16s have a hard time with the Draken. its only flaw is the Falcon fcs and missile.

F-16: could’ve been great until they added multi-role features and made it fat. one F-16 may not be able to defeat as many enemies as 6 F-5s (sortie issue mentioned above). Still, can kill as well as the F-15