What if these 2 aircraft meet in combat ….

[YYJ]

F-5A vs MiG-21PF

Is The F-5E Tiger II Or Soviet MiG-21 Superior? Here's What The Iran-Iraq War Has To Say

It became obvious that both the F-5E and the MiG-21 lacked the advanced sensors, weapons and electronic countermeasures necessary for survival over a battlefield saturated with massive volumes of anti-aircraft weaponry.

nationalinterest.org

 

[LegionoftheUnitedStates]

I’ve only played it a few times, but this entire thread is a Check Your 6! Wishlist.

 

[Father Maryland]

How about Argentina purchasing F8 Crusaders and A7s for their carrier and maintaining it better. So add in one of the Brits carriers with F4s still being usable when the Falklands come around. So a mixture of A4s/F8s/A7s and ideally Mirages operating from improved airstrips in the Falklands versus British Harriers, Buccanneers and F4Ks. Hell maybe have the US accidentally loose some Skipper laser guided semi armor piercing HE bombs on Accension for operating from the Brits real carrier. Though the very unrealistic "Short term loan of a US Essex class for the Brits still appeals to me. I was thinking the Argentines would have invested more in the engineering assets needed to expand the air facilities on the island. Hell maybe for operating from the Falklands the Argentines operate a small number of F5s as point interceptors and light strike from the Falklands. Maybe also extra Argentine ground based air defenses. Maybe more Rolands, Chapparals, Rapiers and such.

 

[The Wooksta!]

Not once the Vulcans arrived. They forced the Argentinians to pull back to defend, as the Vulcans had the range to hit Argentina proper.

 

[The Wooksta!]

I'll play again.

Isreali Avia S-199 vs RAF Spitfire F.18e or Tempest F.6.

I was working on a 72nd S-199 with the blown hood and a recce pack to end up as an Isreali one but in the light of recent events, I don't do Isreali subjects.

 

[Giant Man Eating Rabbits]

but in the light of recent events, I don't do Isreali subjects.

You can still do Israeli subjects as long as you don't make it political in response to current affairs.

Hypothetical air to air combats regarding Israel should be safe.

 

[Giant Man Eating Rabbits]

How about Royal Netherlands Air Force Koolhoven F.K.55's coming against Luftwaffe BF-109's in the Low Countries in 1940?

or

Royal Netherlands Air Force Koolhaven F.K.58's going against Mitsubishi "Zero's" in the Battle for the Dutch East Indies in 1941/2 instead of Brewster Buffalo's?

 

[JudgeKing]

USN F-15N-PHX Sea Eagle vs Soviet Sukhoi Su-33 over the Bering Sea.

 

[Monk78]

Su-7 fitter vs A-4 skyhawk

Su-7 fitter vs F-5A freedom fighter

 

[Father Maryland]

USN F-15N-PHX Sea Eagle vs Soviet Sukhoi Su-33 over the Bering Sea.

Wouldn't that be a bit of a slaughter. I mean a full length catapult assisted aircraft can be a lot heavier. And the F15 is probably a good level above the SU33 even if both are land based.

 

[Airborne2001]

This is technically cutting the era rule close, but...
Re.2006 vs Spitfire MK XIV (late production models).

 

[Astrodragon]

I remember vaguely an article talking about a test in the 60s between a EE Lightning and a Spitfire.

In short, the Spitfire out turned the Lightning comfortably if the Lightning was at low speed, but all the lightning pilot needed to do was push the throttles forward and the Spit had no hope of keeping up long enough to get a shot in. The Lightning's best course of action was steep climbing attacks from below or diving attacks.

edit: found it

Lightning versus Spitfire: Clash of the Generations

When the possibility of RAF fighters coming up against Indonesian P-51 Mustangs during the 1960s confrontation reared its head, one pilot had an idea: pit Lightning against Spitfire

www.key.aero

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[Nick P]

sadly unreadable without a subscription

You don't need a subscription for this one:

Lightning Vs Spitfire: why the iconic Mach 2 interceptor struggled to win mock dogfights against the legendary WWII plane during the trial flights conducted by the RAF between the two types - The Aviation Geek Club

Lightning Vs Spitfire: why the iconic Mach 2 interceptor struggled to win mock dogfights against the legendary WWII plane during the trial flights conducted by the RAF between the two types

theaviationgeekclub.com

 

[Monk78]

Tornado ADV vs MiG-23MLD in 1986
Yak-25 flashlight vs F-105 in 1968
Yak-28p firebar vs F-101 voodoo

 

[Monk78]

MiG-17F what possible tactics can it adopt to defeat the larger Shenyang F-6 of PLAAF

 

[Monk78]

F-8 crusader vs MiG-21MF

 

[Monk78]

F-101B vs MiG-21M

 

[Giant Man Eating Rabbits]

How about in the East African Campaign WWII, the Germans get some forces into Italian Somaliland Afrika Korp style.

Thus RAF Vicker's Wellesleys come into combat Heinkel He-70's?

 

[CaptainCalvert]

How about in the East African Campaign WWII, the Germans get some forces into Italian Somaliland Afrika Korp style.

Thus RAF Vicker's Wellesleys come into combat Heinkel He-70's?

I think I'd be rooting for the Wellesley, as it does have both forward and rear mg (Defiant designers please note!), and the He70 has a reputation for being fragile and flammable. Given its higher speed, a no-score draw seems likely, but if there's any firing, the Wellesley is likely to come off best.

 

[CaptainCalvert]

Defiant vs Roc.
The two best [1] production turret fighters of WW2 in a battle for air supremancy!

[1] as far as I know, the only two production turret fighters of WW2, but also the two best.