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		aivisol on Oct 3, 2022 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Cobra Maneuver It is my speculation that they learned during WWII that to stay neutral they need to be well armed.

jabl on Oct 3, 2022 [–]

I highly doubt that. WWII fighters didn't have the thrust/weight ratio or vectored thrust etc. to pull something like this off. Also due to the much lower thrust/weight ratio energy management was more important in WWII than in modern jets.

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