Usn F-4 Phantom Ii Vs. Vpaf Mig-17/19

THE PRINCIPAL US NAVAL FIGHTER, THE MCDONNELL F-4 PHANTOM, HAD ORIGINALLY BEEN DESIGNED TO DEFEND THE FLEET FROM AIR ATTACK AT LONG RANGE. HOWEVER, ITS TREMENDOUS POWER AND BOMB-CARRYING CAPACITY MADE IT AN OBVIOUS CANDIDATE FOR THE ATTACK MISSION IN VIETNAM FROM 1965 ONWARDS. ITS OPPONENT WAS THE MIG-17 WHICH HAD GIVEN USAF SABRE JETS A HARD FIGHT IN THE KOREAN WAR.