Two equally skilled pilots in equally capable aircraft will always fight to a draw till they run out of fuel, providing one doesn't have an advantage in energy or position at the start of the encounter. The more skilled pilot the one with better training, will make less mistakes and eventually get into a killing position behind his opponent.
A computer can think faster and will make no mistakes. It will have an edge over a human pilot, even if it is not AI. It will know precisely the advantages and disadvantages of every maneuver before it executes it. It will only make moves that are advantageous to it, or if necessary, will only make the least disadvantageous maneuver when it has no good move to make.
Similar results occur when good pilots in good aircraft, do battle, unless one starts off from an advantageous position, they usually dogfight until they run low on fuel or ammo and are forced to break off the engagement. If there is a victory, is usually because one of them just made a mistake; perhaps not a critical error, but one that caused him to lose a minor advantage.
My grandfather used to say, in regards to chess, "A novice player trades pieces for pieces. A strong player trades pieces for positions. A champion trades position for position."
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That's not surprising
