found the following article in another forum, the original
article is in French from the magazine AirFan May 2002. Tranlated
from Altavista's translation service, so the language is a little
awkward, but it gives the general feel of the article.
Looks like the French have a winner on their hands, and the RoK
stuffed up big time when the let politics rule over military good
sense.
Wonder why did the Americans not want BVR DACT to take place, the
article is not too clear on this. Was it because they felt that
AIM-120 vs MICA are in different class, or they had enough of
getting their collective a**es kicked by the French in WVR and
didn't want that happening in BVR as well? 
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"Aerial Combat".
In aerial combat, RafaleM is a truth bete of war, of Dogfights
counters of F14 and F18 of the USS Theodore Roosevelt and J.C
Stennis and counters of Av8-b of Garibaldi are regularly organized
for entrainer the pilots with the tactics of the BFM "BASIC
Fighters Manoeuvring" and has the management of the system of
weapons. With the statements of the pilots of the 12F, the rate of
victories is exceptionally high, their new mounting shows trés
quickly its superiority in term of agility, of puisssance and of
system effectiveness of weapons, "against the tomcats it is a true
Butchery", acknowledges the commander Santiago test pilot patented
of the USAAF test pile school of edwards. RafaleM and incomparably
more handy than its counterparts americains of the navy, it take
the advantage dice the beginning of engagement against F18 the spot
is more complex, but there still it take the advantage quickly
thanks to its powerful trés electric orders of flight, his
advantageous poid ratio/power and its weak load ailaire. the F18
pilots must be trés careful and more present to hope to beat
RafaleM has fall speed"
The new French Hunter draws much the attention of our combine US
Navy, and for proteger the confidencielles data of performance and
of efficacitées of the system of weapons, the pilots are satisfied
with annocer if a shooting one is succé or a failure, without
specifying the exact moment of the firing simulated of Magic2 or
Mica, ansi they does not devoilent the firing envelopes of their
systems. The Planchon captain however regrets that the americains
do not vueillent to organize complete engagements with scenario
BVR, Curieusement, L ' US navy desire not that RafaleM armed with
Mica is opposed to of Hornet or utillisant F18 of Aim-120 AMraam,
this is why Franco-Français scenario are organized against CdG, the
debriefing his confidenciels defense.
Testimony of Lieutenant Whiteside Controls F18/C of aprés USS J.C
Stennis engagements.
"RafaleM avere to be an adversary trés coriace in combat with short
range, the plane is compact and we have visually the enormous ones
difficultées with the reperer, especially of face the combat
comencent with 10000 feet and 400 nodes, and finish has 500 feet
and 150 nodes, RafaleM is trés nimble, particuliérement has low
speed or its maneuverability and really trés impressionante, we
regret being able debriefer the combat in an optimal way, our radio
operator contacts with the French pilots limit ourselves has some
words, in best case"