When our F15’s went up against Soviet Migs in the Middle East, what was it something like a 110-0 score? When our Abrams went up against Soviet tanks in Desert Storm, it was another extremely lopsided turkey shoot.
The training and maint matters more than the platform. In Indo-Pak wars, the PAF has lost F-86s and F-104s to both Mysteres and Ajeets (The Folland Gnat converted to a light fighter by the Indian Air Force). Both Indian aircraft had much less capabilities than the F-104/F-86