Easy maintenance and a very high sortie rate made the Mirage 2000 one of the most efficient fighters of the IAF in the conflict.

The average operational sortie rate of one per serviceable fighter was not spread evenly throughout the command, however.

The Imbalance in Losses explained by the IAF's higher sortie rate and emphasis on ground attack missions.

The close proximity of forward bases allowed for a far greater sortie rate and reduced fuel consumption.

The J-20 may become the first operational combat aircraft that carries sufficient fuel to supercruise throughout its missions, doubling its sortie rate.

The IAF managed to retain a very high operational tempo with its Su-7s, peaking at a sortie rate of six per pilot per day.

However, it was a force in decline, as its available T-28s dwindled to 40 and its monthly sortie rate declined to about 2,000.

But the imbalance in air losses was explained by the IAF's considerably higher sortie rate, and its emphasis on ground-attack missions.

While in this command, Reeves worked hard to develop carrier aviation tactics, seeking to increase sortie rates and the use of dive-bombing.

It also temporarily tripled the squadron's sortie rate.