External link - but interesting AAR here using Command Modern Air/Naval Ops to fight a 4 vs 4 pitting F-35s against Su-35Ss

http://aerosociety.com/News/Insight-Blog/3272/Does-the-F35-really-suck-in-air-combat

Cool little experiment and nice writeup of your cunclusions. Great job!

//Edit: Oops, is that your article? Interesting in any case and if not thanks for the find.

Excellent AAR, thanks for sharing!

By the way, there's an another wargame called "Naval War Arctic Circle" which despite not being or looking as realistic as Command Modern Air/Naval Ops it still looks good (with a good/acceptable level of realism) specially because we can view the action in a 3D word (in tandem with the usual 2D map).
When I used the F-35s in Naval War Arctic Circle the results were basically the same when using the F-35 against any enemy aircraft (even including the Sukhoi PAK FA/T-50) which I don't find any surprising at all.

Great AAR. I enjoyed reading how it played out.

"Does the F-35 suck on combat" isn't the question. In your scenario, you used it as a pure stealth BVR asset. That is where it excels, as long as the range doesn't exceed it's internal fuel capability, forcing non-stealthy external fuel tanks.

I noticed that after your last Meteor was expended, you chose to RTB instead of going WVR and entering a fight with the Flankers. Being a silent killer is one of it's attributes (like the F-22). But this is where the questions of the F-35's abilities come from. Can it dogfight? There are reports saying it can and others saying it cant.

Anyhow, this was a fun read and watching your scenario unfold. Thanks for sharing.

-Jeff