Don’t know mate but its not the first time this question has been asked. A short while ago the USAF exercised with the IDF-AF and the Israelis were quite happy to publish the perceived results. I have asked RAF Tornado F3 pilots how they fare and the best answer I get is ‘we do well enough’ but no specifics. I ask this question because I assume that RAF Tornado F3s get regularely ‘trounced’ by the F15s of the USAF but apparently this is not at all the case.
I know that the Royal Navy published some reports in around 1980 about mock combats between RN Sea Harrier FRSMk1s and Alconbury ‘Aggressor’ F5Es of USAFE and later in the year against USAFE F15As from Bitburg. The figures quoted were in Sea Harrier over the Falklands by Nigel Ward (Sharkey to his mates). The SHARs got a 3 to 1 kill ratio against the Eagles and it was even greater against the Tiger IIs. Ward reckoned that the lower kill ratio against the F15s was due to the Eagles BVR capabilities.
You can get the book here if you are interested.
http://www.fetchbook.co.uk/Sea_Harrier_Over_the_Falklands.html
Regards.
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