Some 125 Indian and Pakistani fighter jets battled for over an hour in one of the biggest dogfights in recent history, according to a Pakistani security source quoted by CNN.
If the numbers of aircraft were confirmed, it would make it one of the largest air battles since World War Two.
On the off chance that you’re not joking, what @Quacksalber@sh.itjust.works is pointing out:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dogfight
A “dogfight” isn’t just a synonym for an air-to-air engagement, but specifically refers to a close-range one.
Has there been a actual dogfight since Vietnam?
Falklands had several well documented ones. mirages vs harriers with aim9Ls, it didn’t end well for the Argentines
There were some in the first gulf war. People forget but iraq had the sixth largest airforce at the time and were able to shoot down a couple American planes before being overwhelmed and fleeing to Iran.
That’s ironic, given their war before.
Pushing allies into enemies is what we do best apparently.
This is particularly bizarre considering Al Qaeda was sworn enemies to Iraq. How does that saying go? Oh yeah, the enemy of my enemy is my enemy.
Topgun
I mean, if we consider that some long-range middle engagements are launched from thousand of miles away, surely 100mi can be considered ‘close range’ by comparison?
How long does it even take a jet to travel 100mi when going Mach 2 or 3?
2-3 min at 8,000 m height.