haʊˈɛvɚ, ðɪ aɪdˈiəl kˈɑːmbæt vˌiːsˌiːˈiː wʊdhɐv ðə hˈaɪ ɹᵻhˈiːt θɹˈʌst slˈæʃ ɡˈʊd ɹᵻhˈiːt ˌɛsˌɛfsˈiː ɐsˈoʊsɪˌeɪɾᵻd wɪð ɐ hˈaɪ spəsˈɪfɪk θɹˈʌst ˈɛndʒɪn, bˌʌt wʊdhɐv ðə lˈoʊ ˌɛsˌɛfsˈiː əvə lˈoʊ spəsˈɪfɪk θɹˈʌst ˈɛndʒɪn ɪn dɹˈaɪ pˈaʊɚ ænd θɹˈɑːɾəld bˈæk.
However, the ideal combat VCE would have the high reheat thrust/good reheat SFC associated with a high specific thrust engine, but would have the low SFC of a low specific thrust engine in dry power and throttled back.