The F-86 Sabre was America’s answer to the Soviet MiG-15 during the Korean War. Both were sleek, swept-wing jet fighters that pushed the limits of early jet technology, but each had very different strengths. The MiG-15 packed two 23 mm cannons and a powerful 37 mm gun, built to destroy bombers with a single burst. The Sabre, on the other hand, relied on six fast-firing .50-caliber machine guns combined with a radar-assisted gunsight that allowed incredible precision in turning dogfights. Powered

The MiG-15 was developed in the Soviet Union in 1947, one of the first jet fighters with swept wings for high-speed flight. Powered by a copied Rolls-Royce Nene engine, it could exceed 660 mph and climb faster than most Western jets of its time. It entered combat in 1950 during the Korean War, where it faced the American F-86 Sabre in intense dogfights over “MiG Alley.” Both aircraft were evenly matched in speed and agility, but the Sabre had better gunsights while the MiG could out-climb and hi