Regarding F-15 s combat record

An impressive number as data available puts it at 100 + air to air victories.

I`ve checked Coopers centralized figures and came with 109 victories.

Thing is, when you start to make a deeper analysis things don`t look that cool, allow to explain.

1. 86 jets ! Out of 109 identified 86 are classified as fighter (we don’t count heli`s or CAS or transport etc)
2. 73 jets ! from 86, 73 are older generations, lets not kid each other, for an Eagle driver shooting down MiG`s 21 & 23 it`s easier than clubbing baby seals. Period !
3. 13 Jets ! fall into the 4th generation category, more specific Fulcrum A & B

Many of these were done BVR hardly a fair game taking in consideration that both in Iraq`s case as well as Serbia`s their ground control network was under heavy SEAD pressure.
Throw in a huge difference in available aircraft and MCR and those USAF victories were clearly easy achieved.

Basically where the field was somehow leveled was in the case of the IAF 4 victories.

So, against a 4th generation aircraft -keep in mind export version- even the 13 don`t look that impressive if you take in consideration all aspects.

What`s your take on this ?