well that would also then mean all the Su-27 radar tech is compromised.. then we’re back to square one I guess..

I think the one to deliver is the one who makes the boldest claim. That is actually you. I just stick to the things one can assume from the obvious facts. Those are:
– Iran has only 1970 and early 1980 fighters
– Iran has a serious problem with spares and upgrades
– Iran has not updated its fighter fleet since

These information might be wrong, but that has to be proven (not other way around). If the information is true (or at least comes close to the truth), scenario will be as I described.

And I haven’t read any usable post by you since started this discussion, neither any coherent picture of the situation. If I overread anything please point it out.

Fine, lets have a fair discussion without getting personal. I understand that your H0 hypothesis is:
– Iran has only 1970 and early 1980 fighters
– Iran has a serious problem with spares and upgrades
– Iran has not updated its fighter fleet since

My H0 hypothesis however is:
– Iran has had over 1 and half decades to upgrade so its not 1970s tech
– Iran is self sufficient in spare parts (90% according to ACIG)
– Iran has the money to uprgade whatever it needs and therefore it surely has.

What either of us know about iran is very little – none of us here have been there or know people in their high command. we are all speculating, you hold the position that no change has taken place since the 1970s early 1980s while I hold the position that much has changed. read the article posted by berlesconi from acig its a pretty good article on what a more professional analyst thinks, and not necesarily validating either of our positions.

You are just specualting and having wet dreams at night showing an F-22 going down in flames shot down by your personal favorite from whatever country (I guess most preferable would be an F-14, because it would be so ironic). Sorry to disappoint you. But in the old days even the stupid, bad-equipped guy scored some hits. These days are over.

An airwar can go out 100-0 without a problem (see “Freedom for Galile” 1982). The biggest problem in this case: Can Iran bring 100 aircraft in the air?

100-0 wet dreams 😀 and yet you conveniently forget that a monkified MiG-25 was the first a2a kill in GWI. My scenario never had any F-22s going down in any case but somehow that magically materialized from nowhere :diablo: Confident, boasting doesnt help your cause; unles syou show some evidence of your said knowledge of Iran’s actual capabilities, I’d assume you’re a bed wetting teen wasting our time here. 🙂

Uh…F-14A maybe? I’d be curious to know how they think the radars were “hooked up” to each other.

I was actually thinking about that myself.. doesn’t make sense unless they where monitoring radar emissions and seeing if they synched (?) No idea really.