How does aerial combat work? Is it even a thing anymore?
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The definition of “aerial combat” has changed a lot over time. The WWI “chase them down machine guns blazing” stuff hasn’t been around for years. In [the Gulf War](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Air_engagements_of_the_Gulf_War), guns were not used in any airplane kills, though an unarmed EF-111A did score a kill by flying a course the Mirage F1 following could not execute leading to the F1 crashing (and a Distinguished Flying Cross for the EF-111A crew). An A-10 also shot down a helicopter with it’s flying-cannon, but generally guns are used for strafing ground targets.
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