A pair of F-4E's, each carrying the standard armament of four AIM-7 Sparrows, four AIM-9 Sidewinders and an Internal 20mm Vulcan gatling cannon with 675 rounds of ammunition, could wipe out a squadron of enemy fighters
Its maneouverability was improved with leading edge slats during air combat & it could still carry a wide array of air to ground weapons, guided and unguided, in the role of a "mud mover".