ramrunner800

May I be added to the list please?

This paper is an analysis of the effectiveness of BVR combat during the Cold War, which significantly skews the conclusions in a WVR direction. BVR effectiveness in Vietnam is measured at 0.7%, and climbs pretty much exponentially to 18% in Desert Storm. BVR technology and tactics did not stop in 1991. Six of the AMRAAM's 7 kills against Serbian aircraft were MIG 29's, hardly slouches. While your analysis of BVR combat throughout history is unquestionably accurate, it seems greatly skewed as improvements in BVR effectiveness are recent, and significant.