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50 Cals’ and four 20-mm cannon. The Tigercat also had forty times more horsepower than a World War I fighter. The era of classic fighter planes ended on a high with huge, powerful masterpieces.

The pilot achieved this by using all four carried air-to-air missiles and the onboard six-barrel M61A1 Vulcan 20 mm cannon. This feat can be compared to the famous air combat scenes in Top Gun ...