I play mostly vanilla conquest (love the new tactical conquest BTW) and this happens all the time, forcing jet pilot to retreat during engagement (against other vehicles). Wildcats have substantially more hp than jets, deal far more damage (and at a greater rate) and can also lock onto the jet before jet pilot has a chance to lock onto wildcat (AGM). Also, jet 30 mm cannon seems to only deal decent damage to ground vehicles at close range, probably in part because of ridiculous spread (my aim is alright - https://youtu.be/fIZo7CSFsBI)
